Food

February 2, 2018 DH Ridgewood Farm, Inc. and two individual owners are facing a former employee’s claims that the parties denied him proper wages and other entitlements he should have been afforded under state and federal labor laws.

February 2, 2018 Four former employees of Mr. Broadway have filed suit against the New York restaurant’s operating company and two individuals over claims that they violated several provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

January 30, 2018 Five former or current employees of Kira Sushi 2, LLC have filed suit against the restaurant and four individual owners claiming the parties denied them proper wages.

January 30, 2018 Two former employees have filed suit against a company and individual who operate Osaka Japanese Restaurant claiming the parties failed to comply with federal and state wage and hour laws.

January 30, 2018 A former employee claims she was sexually harassed and not paid proper wages at Manhattan's Le Bernardin restaurant.

January 26, 2018 Three operating companies and an individual owner of Bite are facing a proposed collective action filed by a former employee alleging labor law violations.

January 26, 2018 The operating company of Taj Lounge Restaurant and three individuals are on the receiving end of a proposed collective action that accuses the parties of violating several provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

January 26, 2018 The operating company and individual owner of Sidecar Bar & Grille are facing a wage and hour lawsuit filed by a former employee who says he worked at the NY restaurant as a cook and food preparer.

January 26, 2018 Three operating companies of the Jimmy John’s sandwich restaurant franchise have been named as defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the parties unlawfully instructed franchisees not to hire each other’s employees.

January 26, 2018 Alleged Americans with Disabilities Act violations are the focus of a proposed class action filed against Langhorne, PA's Irish Rover Station House.

January 26, 2018 The company and owners that run East Side Bagel in New York City face a lawsuit in which three plaintiffs say they're owed unpaid minimum, overtime pay.

January 26, 2018 Three plaintiffs say they were not paid mandatory minimum wages for all hours worked at the Cubana Cafe in Brooklyn.

January 25, 2018 A PA woman claims Chickie’s and Pete’s restaurant in Philadelphia unlawfully lacks van-accessible parking spaces, an alleged violation of the ADA.

January 25, 2018 Jennings Gate Restaurant Inc. (Storyville American Table) faces a lawsuit from two plaintiffs who say they were fired for complaining of unpaid wages.

January 25, 2018 Alleged FLSA violations are detailed in a complaint filed in North Dakota against Perfect Pasta Enterprises and Jimmy's Pizza.

January 24, 2018 Barcel USA, LLC is facing a proposed class action that claims the food manufacturer underfills its 4.0-ounce Takis Rolled Tortilla Chips packages.

January 24, 2018 PVK, Inc. has been accused in a proposed class action lawsuit of falsely labeling its Scarpetta brand pasta sauces as containing 'no preservatives' when citric acid is listed as an ingredient.

January 24, 2018 A group of former and current employees of New York’s Sapporo Restaurant has filed suit against the eatery’s operating company and two individuals with control of the business, claiming the defendants failed to adhere to state and federal labor laws.

January 24, 2018 A former employee of Hot Tasty Bakery has filed suit against the Queens eatery and three individuals who operate the business over alleged Fair Labor Standards Act violations.

January 23, 2018 Two New York consumers have filed suit against The Apple & Eve, LLC over allegations that the company mislabeled some of its juice products to mislead health-conscious consumers.

January 23, 2018 Twenty-four companies and six individuals that operate Fay Da Bakery locations across three states face allegations employees are owed unpaid wages.

January 19, 2018 Two operating companies and one individual owner of New York eatery Firenze Ristorante are facing a proposed class and collective action that takes issue with the defendants’ pay practices.

January 19, 2018 A former merchandiser claims American Bottling Co., Dr. Pepper/Seven Up and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group failed to pay accurate overtime wages.

January 17, 2018 Dorm Delicatessen Corp. (which does business as Heavenly Market & Deli) and an individual owner are facing a lawsuit that accuses the defendants of violating state and federal labor laws.

January 16, 2018 A wage and hour case against Georgia Championship Barbeque Company gets into allegations of competition winnings that have gone unreported to the IRS.

January 15, 2018 Two plaintiffs claim consumers who buy Luigi's Italian Ice are being shorted on exactly how much product is in J&J Snack Foods' six-fluid-ounce cups.

January 15, 2018 The lawsuit from Burger Antics argues, among other claims, that DoorDash uses the eatery's logo without authorization in violation of the Lanham Act.

January 11, 2018 Two operating companies and an individual owner of New York deli Valent & Cook are facing a former employee’s proposed collective action that claims the parties violated state and federal labor laws.

January 11, 2018 A former employee of Covelli Enterprises, Inc. has filed suit against the company over claims that it failed to pay her proper overtime wages during her employment at one of the defendant’s Panera Bread stores.

January 11, 2018 Three former employees of New Jersey’s Olivella Restaurant have filed suit against its two operating companies and three individual owners over potential violations of federal and state labor laws.

January 10, 2018 A lawsuit filed by eight plaintiffs against Plaza Sweets alleges wage and hour violations and abuses of ERISA with regard to health insurance.

January 10, 2018 Palm Springs, FL eatery Johnny Q's Restaurant and Sports Lounge is the defendant in a lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims he's owed unpaid overtime.

January 10, 2018 Former tipped employees claim Tu Casa in Queens, NY failed to pay servers, bartenders and cashiers proper wages.

January 10, 2018 Danone North America and the Whitewave Foods Company face a lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims they deceptively advertised certain products as organic.

January 10, 2018 A lawsuit presents claims that the baked goods and coffee supplier failed to obtain permission before sending junk fax advertisements to consumers.

January 10, 2018 Three Chipotle entities are the defendants in a class action alleging they sent unsolicited mass promotional text messages without consent.

January 9, 2018 Six former employees of The Picnic Basket and Hokey Poké have filed suit against the eateries’ four operating companies and two individual owners over claims that they failed to comply with federal and state labor laws.

January 9, 2018 North Miami Beach eatery Bonafide Bakery & Coffee faces a former employee's lawsuit that seeks to recover allegedly unpaid time-and-a-half overtime.

January 9, 2018 Three former employees of Gourmet Unlimited have filed suit against operating company Green Gourmet Deli Corp. and two individuals with control of the business over claims that the defendants violated several provisions of federal and state labor laws.

January 8, 2018 According to a lawsuit, Pine Valley Farms and three bottling cos. advertise and sell bottled 'raw' water they pass off as derived from a natural spring.

January 5, 2018 A former busboy claims Down the Hatch and chain restaurant Atomic Wings owes unpaid minimum and overtime wages due to improper tip credit offsets.

January 5, 2018 A proposed class action filed in September 2017 alleging Fruit Bliss slack-fills packages of its products has been moved from California to New York.

January 2, 2018 A former employee of Lucerne Bakery, Inc. has filed suit against the Miami eatery and an individual owner over allegations that the parties violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

December 27, 2017 Thirty-five plaintiffs have put their names on a lawsuit in which they allege Chop't Creative Salad Co. held out on paying proper wages and tips.

December 26, 2017 The company that operates Florida's Aqua Grill faces a lawsuit in which two plaintiffs say tipped employees are owed unpaid minimum wages.

December 26, 2017 Per a lawsuit, The Big Slice of NY (formerly Bravo Pizza) allegedly failed to pay a cashier proper minimum, overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

December 22, 2017 A collective action case lays out a number of alleged FLSA violations at Charleston Grill by Belmond that the plaintiffs says robbed workers of wages.

December 22, 2017 Pizza Hut of Southern Wisconsin, Inc. is facing claims that it violated federal labor law by failing to properly reimburse delivery drivers for the use of their own vehicles.

December 22, 2017 12 Chairs Byn, LLC (which does business as 12 Chairs Café) and three individuals with control of the Brooklyn eatery are facing a former employee’s wage and hour lawsuit that claims they violated several provisions of state and federal labor laws.

December 22, 2017 A former employee of New York City’s Ko Sushi restaurant has filed suit against its former and current operating companies and three individual owners claiming the defendants violated state and federal labor laws.