A lawsuit filed against the popular Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant chain claims the Syracuse-based business doesn’t pay tipped workers fair wages.
According to a report in The Post-Standard of Syracuse, the lawsuit filed in federal court last week by the New York City law firm Fitapelli and Schaffer says the company failed to properly use the “tipped credit” provision in federal law. That law requires employers to make up the difference between tips and pay to meet minimum wage standard.
The lawsuit also says the restaurant chain required employees to spend more than 20 percent of their work day doing “side work,” which the employee wouldn’t get tipped for.
Dinosaur operates eight restaurants: Six restaurants in New York state, one in New Jersey and one in Connecticut.
Restaurant founder John Stage said Monday that he looks forward to defending the restaurant, and says they have a long history of treating their employees well.
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