December 09, 2020
A workers' rights nonprofit can receive the leftovers of a $5.25 million settlement that resolved a wage and hour lawsuit from waitstaff at Mario Batali's New York City restaurants, a federal magistrate judge has ruled, rejecting the celebrity chef's argument that the organization was ineligible because it previously worked with class counsel.
March 06, 2012
Celebrity chef Mario Batali has reached a $5.25 million class action settlement with waitstaff at his New York City restaurants, ending a suit accusing him of skimming a share of alcohol sales from the tip pool and other wage-and-hour violations, according to documents filed Monday.
June 23, 2011
A New York federal judge on Tuesday broadened the class of waitstaff at restaurants owned by Mario Batali who accuse the celebrity chef of skimming a share of each night's wine sales from the tip pool.
May 11, 2011
A New York federal judge on Monday granted conditional certification to a class of waitstaff working at eight restaurants owned by Mario Batali in a suit accusing the celebrity chef of skimming a share of each night's wine sales from the tip pool.