Lawsuit Claims Cracker Barrel Failed to Pay Tipped Employees Minimum Wage

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store failed to compensate its restaurant employees during all their work hours, causing their pay to be below the legal minimum wage, a new class action lawsuit alleges.

Plaintiff Catherine D. Frederick claims Cracker Barrel failed to compensate its employees for “off the clock” work before and after their shifts that she argues they were required and encouraged to complete, in an alleged violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Cracker Barrel has a policy of paying tipped employees under the federal minimum wage for their hourly base pay, before combining their tips with their hourly pay to meet compensation requirements set by the FLSA, according to the Cracker Barrel class action.

Read the source article at Top Class Actions