Daniel Boulud Sud-Again

On June 10, 2014, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action suit against celebrity chef Daniel Bouloud alleging violations under the New York Labor Law. Alleged violations include failure to pay tipped workers the adequate minimum wage, overtime compensation, tip misappropriation, spread-of-hours pay, and failure to provide proper wage notices. Plaintiffs allege that they were required to spend a substantial amount of time performing non-tip “side work,” including but not limited to: checking and cleaning bathrooms; replacing candles and cleaning candle holders; vacuuming; polishing glasses, plates, trays, and silverware; cleaning and polishing the kitchen; removing carpets; cutting bread; cutting and preparing fruit; preparing fruit juices; preparing wet towels for the kitchen’s expediting station; cutting and rolling papers for French fries; folding napkins; preparing to-go bags; filling condiments; and attending pre-shift meetings.

The class of workers in the suit includes servers, bussers, runners, bartenders, baristas, captains, assistant captains, hosts, and sommeliers. The lawyers at Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP will make every effort to recover unpaid minimum wages, overtime compensation, spread-of-hours pay, and misappropriated tips for all tipped workers who work or have worked in the above mentioned positions at any of the Daniel Boulud restaurants in the New York City area.

The New York City employment lawyers at Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP seek to represent all tipped workers who worked at any of the Daniel Boulud restaurants in the New York City area for the past 6 years. Please contact our office at (212) 300-0375 to speak to one of our employment lawyers to determine whether you have a claim. For more information on this case, please visit our website https://www.fslawfirm.com/