Food

April 3, 2018 A proposed collective action has been filed against Villa Berulia Inc. and five individual owners by a former cook who claims he is owed unpaid overtime wages.

March 30, 2018 Kobe Enterprises, Inc. and an individual with control over the business face a proposed collective action in which the plaintiff claims he was not paid proper wages while working as a server at the defendants’ Kobe Japanese Steak & Sushi restaurant.

March 26, 2018 Two plaintiffs say the company they spent too much time performing non-tipped tasks at the restaurant to be paid pursuant to a wage-reducing tip credit.

March 22, 2018 A line cook claims Sports City Café, Inc. owes unpaid time-and-a-half wages for hours worked past 40 during certain workweeks.

March 22, 2018 A lawsuit says at least 19 Marie Callender restaurants in California are out of compliance with state anti-discrimination laws.

March 22, 2018 The former servers behind the suit claim they were required to spend a significant amount of time performing non-tipped side work off the clock.

March 20, 2018 The company and individuals who operate Nikitas Place have been accused in a proposed collective action of failing to pay employees proper wages.

March 16, 2018 The operators of Evio’s Pizza & Grill in North Miami are the defendants in a lawsuit in which a former employee claims he’s owed nearly $11,500 in unpaid overtime wages.

March 16, 2018 Three companies and five individuals who operate The Bread Factory Café have been named in a proposed collective action that alleges the defendants violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

March 15, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Factor75, LLC over a woman’s claims that she was not made aware of the terms of the defendant’s automatic renewal service.

March 15, 2018 Amsterdam Burger Co. and the individuals who own and operate the New York City kosher burger restaurant are the defendants in a proposed collective action in which a former delivery worker claims he’s owed unpaid wages.

March 14, 2018 A former cook claims he worked from 61 to 73 hours per week for the Brooklyn Mexican restaurant without proper minimum, overtime or spread-of-hours wages.

March 14, 2018 The presence of a rice ingredient and the actual process by which I Heart Keewah puffs are made raise some questions about how much quinoa is in the snack.

March 14, 2018 Eat Real Snacks USA LLC – maker of EatReal brand Quinoa Puffs, Quinoa Chips, Lentil Chips, and Hummus Chips – has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit.

March 13, 2018 Roberto’s Restaurant Corp. and an individual owner have been named as defendants in a proposed collective action filed by a former server who alleges the parties violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

March 9, 2018 A proposed collective action has been filed against three companies and five individuals who operate three Latin American restaurants and a bagel shop in New York claiming the parties failed to pay employees proper wages.

March 8, 2018 A former employee of La Mia Pizza has filed suit against the restaurant’s five operating companies and six individual owners over claims that the defendants failed to adhere to the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

March 8, 2018 Four plaintiffs have filed a proposed collective action against the owners and operators of New York City restaurant and catering company Green Summit.

March 8, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed in New York against BFY Brands, Inc. in which the plaintiff claims the company’s Popcorners snack chip products are sold with unacceptable levels non-functional slack fill.

March 7, 2018 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Michael Foods, Inc., and a subsidiary that supplies private label eggs for Wal-Mart are facing a Washington consumer’s proposed class action that takes issue with the defendants’ labeling of their shell egg products.

March 7, 2018 Two companies and two individuals who operate Szechuan Story (also known as Szechuan Story Hot Pot) and Wego KTV are facing a proposed class and collective action from two former employees who allege the defendants violated state and federal labor laws.

March 7, 2018 A former employee has filed a proposed collective action against BJG Food Corp., which operates Daisey’s Diner in Brooklyn.

March 7, 2018 Joe Asian Sushi Inc. (which does business as Joe Asian & Sushi) and three individual owners are facing a former employee’s proposed collective action.

March 6, 2018 A proposed collective action has been filed against Venky’s Food Corp. (which does business as Om Real Indian Food Restaurant) and an individual owner over claims that the parties violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

March 6, 2018 From Arkansas comes a proposed class and collective action in which the plaintiff, a former server, claims the operators of Little Rock’s P.F. Chang’s China Bistro failed to pay appropriate wages.

March 5, 2018 Two former employees have sued Hudson Seafood Corporation over allegations that some workers weren’t paid the proper minimum wage.

March 2, 2018 The operating companies and individual owners of PJ Berstein Deli [sic] are on the receiving end of a proposed collective action that claims the defendants violated several provisions of state and federal labor laws.

March 2, 2018 The operating company of Café Cosina Restaurant and two individual owners are facing a proposed collective action filed by a former delivery driver who claims he is owed unpaid wages.

March 2, 2018 A former cook for Tandoori Touch and Punjabi Kabab House has filed suit against the restaurants’ operating companies and individual owners over alleged labor law violations.

March 2, 2018 American Halal Company, Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action that takes issue with the allegedly misleading representations on its Saffron Road Lentil Cracker products.

March 2, 2018 According to a lawsuit, WalMart and Cal-Maine are not entirely forthcoming about the supposed 'outdoor' living conditions for their egg-producing hens.

March 1, 2018 Three plaintiffs allege the companies and individuals that run two Mokbar Korean restaurants in New York City failed to pay appropriate minimum, overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

March 1, 2018 Jim Giles Corp., which operates Central Bar in Manhattan, faces a lawsuit claiming it failed to pay proper minimum and overtime wages.

February 28, 2018 A former dishwasher and delivery worker has filed suit against Boonnak Tone, Inc. and an individual over claims that they failed to properly pay workers at their New York Thai restaurant Der Krung.

February 27, 2018 The lawsuits expand upon alleged child labor abuses in Hershey's and Mars's supply chains while claiming chocolate-buying consumers were none the wiser.

February 23, 2018 A former server claims the restaurant's operating companies inappropriately applied a tip credit to tipped workers' pay.

February 23, 2018 Tum & Yum and Prik Thai Kitchen face a former tipped delivery employee's lawsuit in which he claims he was not paid proper minimum and overtime wages.

February 23, 2018 The plaintiff claims he worked 61 hours per week for Inwood Beer Garden & Bistro Inc. without appropriate minimum, overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

February 23, 2018 A lawsuit against OTB Acquisition LLC claims the company failed to pay servers proper minimum wages.

February 22, 2018 The operating companies that run two Dunkin Donuts locations in Flushing and Jamaica, New York are the defendants in a proposed collective and class action in which the plaintiff claims she’s owed unpaid wages.

February 22, 2018 A proposed class action filed in San Diego County Superior Court against General Mills, Warner Bros., and seven other high-profile defendants has been removed to District Court for the Southern District of California.

February 22, 2018 Two companies and three individuals who operate Taqueria Meza are facing a former employee’s proposed collective action that claims the parties violated several provisions of state and federal labor laws.

February 22, 2018 A proposed class action filed back in June 2017 against Monsanto Company, BASF SE and BASF Corporation was in early February transferred into the still-growing multidistrict litigation.

February 22, 2018 Two operating companies of San Remo Café and four individual owners are facing a proposed collective action alleging the defendants violated several provisions of state and federal labor laws, including failure to pay proper wages.

February 21, 2018 A former employee of The Kunjip has filed suit against the Korean restaurant’s two operating companies and two individual owners over claims that he is owed unpaid minimum, overtime, and spread-of-hours wages.

February 20, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed in New York against MJS America LLC, which operates as Majans America LLC and makes and sells snacks under the Majans Bhuja Snacks brand name.

February 19, 2018 Two former employees of One Mile House have filed suit against the bar’s operating company and six individual owners claiming they weren’t paid proper wages.

February 19, 2018 A former employee of Trece Mexican Restaurant has filed suit against its three operating companies and two individuals over claims that they violated state and federal labor laws.

February 16, 2018 Columbia Gourmet Deli Corp. and two individuals with control of the business are facing a proposed collective action filed by two former employees who claim they are owed minimum, overtime, and spread-of-hours wages.

February 16, 2018 New York New York Pizza, LLC and two individuals who operate the business are facing a former employee’s allegations that they failed to pay him properly and unlawfully terminated him in retaliation for complaining about the supposed wage violations.