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District Court "tips" the scale in favor of restaurants on server's tip credit class claim

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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May 17 2013

When should a tipped employee no longer be treated as a tipped employee? Plaintiffs' lawyers argue that restaurants cannot utilize the tip credit, or

Court says reasonableness of direct threat determinations made “on-the-spot” must be viewed in context, and, yes, people who are blind can play paintball

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 15 2013

A recent case decided by a federal court in Maryland illustrates the challenge that businesses sometimes face in having to make on-the-spot decisions

What happened, dude?: WHD's tampa restaurant initiative results in half a million dollars in back wage liability and liquidated damages

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 23 2013

Restaurants traditionally have had their share of wage and hour issues, and for restaurants in Tampa, the year 2012 kept firmly with tradition. WHD

Justice Department obtains civil penalties and retrofits from three Manhattan ROSA Mexicano restaurants for alleged ADA violations

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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February 20 2013

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the owners of the Rosa Mexicano restaurants at Lincoln Center, Union Square, and First Avenue recently entered

Businesses with swimming pools and spas work to install lifts by January 31, 2013

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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January 30 2013

The Department of Justice's (DOJ) deadline for hotels, health clubs, and other public accommodations to retrofit their existing pools and spas with

No means no: First Circuit interprets tip pooling law and upholds mandatory treble damages law

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 14 2012

In Matamoros v. Starbucks Corporation, the First Circuit interpreted two key Massachusetts wage and hour statutes, Massachusetts General Laws ch. 149, 152A (Tip Statute), which regulates gratuities, service charges, and tip pools, and ch. 149, 150, which provides for mandatory treble damages for wage violations

What happens in California . . . Long Beach voters approve minimum wage and benefit resolution specific to hotel workers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 14 2012

While most of us were watching the presidential election results closely last month for what hospitality employers can expect to see from a labor perspective in the next four years, perhaps a referendum in Long Beach, California, may better predict what might lie ahead

Battle "grande" brewing: Second Circuit certifies questions over tip pooling statute to the New York Court of Appeals

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 14 2012

Tip pools and tip sharing are hot topics in New York for hospitality industry employers

Not so fast food: labor's latest recipe for organizing

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 14 2012

In November, a community organizing group called New York Communities for Change, with significant assistance from other community organizations and organized labor, announced a multi-million dollar campaign to organize employees in New York City fast food restaurants

Battle "grande" over Starbucks' tip pools heading to the New York Court of Appeals

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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November 2 2012

Tip pools and tip sharing are hot topics in New York for employers in the food service and hospitality industries

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