Celeb Chef’s Case Shows Danger of Fair Wage Claims
Gregory Zakarian is a restaurant rock star. He appears regularly on The Food Network; owns the well-reviewed Lambs Club restaurant in the Chatwal Hotel off Times Square as well as the National Bar and...
View ArticleLawsuit Against Mario Batali’s Restaurants Heating Up
In May of this year, NY Federal Judge Richard Howell dealt a huge blow to famed restauranteur Mario Batali and his partner Joseph Bastianich by granting class action certification to a lawsuit filed by...
View ArticleFeds Hit Long Island Restaurants Hard for Fair Wage Claims
In any case anybody hasn’t been paying attention, Federal and State Departments of Labor (DOL) have been hitting restaurants for Fair Wage Claims very aggressively in 2011. Trust me, it won’t slow down...
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Do New Labor Dept Rules Signal the Return of the Unpaid Internship?
The U.S. Dept. of Labor has announced it will use a new seven-factor test for deciding whether an internship position qualifies for an unpaid status under the minimum wage provision in the federal Fair...
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