Law Office of Jamie Golden Sypulski

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Former Diamand's Family Restaurant employee alleges unpaid wages

By Louie Torres | Thursday, May 25, 2017 @ 10:30am

An employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against Diamand's Family Restaurant Inc., George Diamantopoulos, Jim Diamantopoulos and Panagiotis Diamantopoulos, citing alleged unpaid wages, violation of applicable minimum wage law and violation of Workers' Compensation acts.
7th Circuit: Olive Garden parent can't be hit with class action over vacation pay policies

By Scott Holland | Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017 @ 2:58pm

The parent company of Olive Garden and Red Lobster and other chain restaurant brands has won a legal victory after a federal appeals panel refused to certify a class action over unpaid vacation time, saying the restaurant group’s change to its “anniversary pay” policies shouldn't subject it to a class action lawsuit.
Server tips class action vs suburban Buffalo Wild Wings franchisee cleared to move forward

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Sep 9, 2016 @ 6:18pm

Despite a federal appeals court's recent ruling that restaurants aren’t necessarily breaking federal labor law by requiring tipped servers to perform tasks other than waiting tables, a Chicago federal judge has decided to allow servers at several suburban Buffalo Wild Wings franchise locations to sue their employers for that same reason.