Labor Lawsuit Monthly: Pret a Manger and True Food Kitchen
Photo Caption: Restaurant workers are at high risk for wage violations. Here, a worker at Pret a Manger stocks drinks.
Skift Take
Here's how not to deal with skyrocketing labor costs: shaving time off of paychecks, letting uniform expenses go unreimbursed, and skipping out on shift breaks.
From the chains to the independents, wage violations run rampant in the industry. Each month, we'll be highlighting the bad actors, calling out settlement decisions, and watching how often restaurants return to the roundup.
In this inaugural edition, Pret A Manger settles its second wage theft lawsuit in four years, True Food Kitchen pays up for running its overworked staffers ragged, and an independent restaurant in New York City gets called out for alleged tip credit violations.
Pret a Manger
What Happened: New York workers sued Pret A Manger (for the second time in four years!) over wage violations. This time, workers accused the company of skimping on pay by rounding hours down when employees reported time worked.
The Result: Pret A Manger settled the case for $875,000, paid out to the affected workers.
Skift Table Take: Pret A Manger clearly didn't learn from its mistakes four years ago, when it doled out $915,000 to New York workers cheated out of wages at the time. It's a te
