On April 30, 2013, Fitapelli & Schaffer filed a class and collective action lawsuit against the owners and operators of Restaurant Riki, Box Snack Riki, and Riki Yakiniku Izakaya (collectively referred to as the “Riki Restaurants”), for failing to pay minimum wages, overtime wages, spread of hours pay, and for misappropriating customer tips intended for their servers. According to the lawsuit, the Riki Restaurants have violated numerous provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”).
In order to minimize labor costs, it is alleged that the Riki Restaurants, currently located at 141 East 45th Street in midtown Manhattan, do not pay their servers for all hours worked, refuse to pay “spread of hours” when servers’ shifts span longer than 10 hours, and deny servers overtime premiums when they work over 40 hours in a workweek. Additionally, it is alleged that the Riki Restaurants require their servers to pool the tips they earn with restaurant ownership and nightly musical performers in violation of the FLSA and the NYLL.
If you work or worked at Restaurant Riki, Box Snack Riki, or Riki Yakiniku Izakaya within the past 6 years, please contact the New York City employment lawyers at Fitapelli & Schaffer, (212) 300-0375, to discuss joining the case.
For additional information about your rights under the FLSA or NYLL, please visit our site, https://www.fslawfirm.com/, or schedule a free consultation, (212) 300-0375.