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GARCIA-ALVAREZ v. FOGO DE CHAO CHURRASCARIA (PITTSBURGH) LLC et al
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January 03, 2024
Steakhouse Workers' $400K Tip Pool Deal Approved
A Texas federal judge put the final stamp of approval Wednesday on a $400,000 deal between dozens of Fogo de Chao locations nationwide and meat carvers accusing it of paying them for untipped work at tipped pay rates.
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June 13, 2022
Steakhouse Workers Carve Out Partial Cert. In Tip Credit Fight
A Texas federal judge denied conditional class certification on Monday to claims that Fogo De Chao meat carvers were compelled to perform untipped butchering work at tipped rates, even as he certified claims that workers’ tips were illegally paid to managers.
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December 09, 2021
Steakhouse Meat Carvers Seek Class Cert. In Tip Pool Suit
Former Fogo De Chão meat carvers asked a Texas federal district court to grant them collective action certification against the Brazilian steakhouse chain over allegations that its tip pooling practices were illegal, saying all the former workers were in tip-eligible positions.
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December 07, 2021
Court Nixes Bid To Void Fogo De Chao's Arb. Agreement
Fogo De Chao didn't intimidate employees when it sent out an arbitration agreement to all its restaurant staff, a Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday, denying a proposed class of workers suing over tip pooling practices their request that the agreement be voided for allegedly attempting to coerce workers.
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September 10, 2021
Workers Say Fogo De Chao Is Bullying Them Out Of Suing
A proposed class of Fogo de Chao employees has asked a Texas federal judge to admonish the Brazilian steakhouse chain and invalidate a mutual arbitration agreement it allegedly sent to potential class members in an effort to intimidate them from joining a lawsuit over illegal tip pooling.