Lawsuit Filed Against David Chen Chinese Restaurant Over Wage Abuse Allegations

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David Chen Chinese Restaurant and its two owners have been named in a former food preparer’s lawsuit in which the man claims he regularly worked over 40 hours each week at the Armonk, New York eatery without proper wages.

The plaintiff, who the suit says worked for the defendants from July 2013 to October 2018, alleges that he typically worked 12-hour shifts for a total of 72.5 hours per week. According to the complaint, the man was paid a fixed weekly salary of between $500 and $525, which resulted in him being paid at a rate that fell below the required minimum wage. Additionally, the case claims the former employee was deprived of overtime wages and spread-of-hours pay for workdays exceeding 10 hours.

Moreover, the suit adds claims of improper recordkeeping, inaccurate wage statements and failure to reimburse the plaintiff for kitchen shoes and other work tools.