Potbelly Lawsuit Claims Sandwich Shop Job Postings Unlawfully Omit Offered Wage Rates
Jones et al. v. Potbelly Sandwich Works, LLC et al.
Filed: July 12, 2024 ◆§ 2:24-cv-01044
A class action claims the companies behind Potbelly have violated Washington state law by failing to disclose requisite wage details in job postings.
A proposed class action lawsuit claims the companies behind Potbelly Sandwich Shop have violated Washington state law by failing to disclose requisite wage details in job postings.
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The eight-page lawsuit was filed by two Washington residents who allege Potbelly Sandwich Works, LLC and Sound Sandwich, LLC are out of step with a state law that requires employers to include in every job posting the wage scale, salary range and a description of all benefits and other compensation the hired applicant will receive.
The plaintiffs, who applied for positions at Potbelly in July 2023 and May 2024, respectively, contend that the defendants’ job postings lack required compensation details because “[t]here was and is no range of possible salaries stated, nor was or is there any wage scale of what employees earn” mentioned in the listings.
The job postings are “silent as to compensation,” the suit asserts.
The case charges that as a result of the allegedly deficient job postings, the plaintiffs and other applicants have “lost valuable time” applying for positions without the ability to fully evaluate pay rates or compare compensation to other openings in the job market.
The Potbelly job posting lawsuit looks to represent anyone who, since January 1, 2023, applied for a job opening in Washington with Potbelly Sandwich Works or Sound Sandwich where the job posting did not include the position’s wage scale or salary range.
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