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A New York federal judge on Thursday granted conditional certification in a collective action accusing the New York Yankees Partnership and a catering company co-owned by the Yankees of failing to pay the caterer’s waitstaff minimum wage, tips and other compensation.

A New York federal judge granted collective action certification Thursday in a lawsuit accusing Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. of misclassifying workers as overtime-exempt executives, rejecting Chipotle’s argument that the plaintiffs couldn’t identify an illegal policy or plan with classwide impact.

A New York federal judge on Thursday denied a bid by celebrity chef Daniel Boulud to escape a claim alleging tipped restaurant employees are being underpaid for performing nontipped tasks, finding the issues were “too complicated” to be resolved early in the litigation.

Future Raises Could Be Sticking Point In NY Wage Fight

As 2013 kicks off, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will continue to aggressively target big business under New York’s unique anti-fraud and false claims laws, experts say, with his cases against JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and Sprint Nextel Corp. just two of the bigger cases expected to play out.

The future of proposals to raise New York’s minimum wage, expand natural gas drilling and ramp up casino gambling will be clouded in 2013 by worries about a budget that could take a hit from  costs including those associated with Superstorm Sandy.

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Yankee Stadium’s hospitality company paid banquet servers less than minimum wage and stiffed them on overtime compensation, lawsuit claims

An employee of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has filed a lawsuit alleging the company has failed to pay overtime to hundreds of employees.

A firm that handles food and drinks for elite Yankee Stadium fans is striking out with concession workers who claim they’re being cheated out of the tips automatically added to their bills.