November 07, 2013
Private equity-owned Japanese restaurant chain Benihana urged a Florida federal judge Wednesday to throw out a collective action brought by a former chef accusing the restaurant of unlawfully deducting tips from chefs and not paying overtime, saying the plaintiff did not allege enough facts to prove his claims.
September 23, 2013
Japanese restaurant chain Benihana National Corp. was hit in Florida federal court on Friday by a former chef's proposed class action that alleges the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by making wrongful deductions from its cooks' payroll and by not paying overtime.