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Bloomin’ Brands Inc., the parent company of Outback Steakhouse, has agreed to a $3 million class action settlement over allegations it failed to pay its employees for all of the time they worked, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Plaintiff Brooke Cardoza filed the Outback Steakhouse class action lawsuit in October 2013. She claims that employees of the steakhouse were required to perform work prior to the start or after the end of their work shift, but that they were not allowed to clock in or out to account for the extra time worked outside of the scheduled shift.
The Outback Steakhouse class action lawsuit states that employees were sometimes required to complete mandatory training sessions online but were not compensated for this time. In addition, some employees worked promotional events or attended company meetings without pay.
Outback Steakhouse employees were also not paid overtime wages when they worked more than 40 hours in a week, according to the wage and hour class action lawsuit.
Bloomin’ Brands denies any wrongdoing and maintains that it paid its hourly employees properly under the terms of the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime provisions. However, the company agreed to settle the unpaid overtime class action lawsuit to avoid the expense and uncertainty of ongoing litigation.
The Outback Steakhouse class action settlement was preliminarily approved on April 11, 2016.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the Outback Steakhouse settlement include current and former hourly employees of Bloomin’ Brands Inc., OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, Outback Steakhouse of Florida LLC and OS Restaurant Services LLC who are or were employed at an Outback Steakhouse in the following locations during the relevant time periods indicated below.
Illinois: Dec. 24, 2003 – April 11, 2016
New York: Dec. 24, 2007 – April 11, 2016
Maryland: Dec. 24, 2010 – April 11, 2016
Ohio: Dec. 24, 2011 – April 11, 2016
North Carolina: Dec. 24, 2011 – April 11, 2016
Massachusetts: Sept. 15, 2012 – April 11, 2016
South Carolina: Sept. 15, 2012 – April 11, 2016
Other States: April 13, 2013 – April 11, 2016
Potential Award
Varies. Class Members are entitled to a pro rata share of the settlement fund based on the number of hours worked during the applicable Class Period.
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Claim Form Deadline
9/6/2016
NOTE: Class Members who previously filed a consent to join this Outback Steakhouse class action lawsuit do not need to file a Claim Form in order to receive a payment.
Case Name
Brooke Cardoza v. Bloomin’ Brands Inc., et al., Case No. 2:13-cv-01820-JAD-NJK, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Final Hearing
11/4/2016
UPDATE: On November 15, 2016, the court granted the Outback Wage & Hour settlement final approval.  Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Outback Steakhouse/Bloomin’ Brands
Claims Administrator
c/o Rust Consulting Inc. – 5125
P.O. Box 2516
Faribault, MN 55021-9516
1-866-783-5879
Class Counsel
WOLF RIFKIN SHAPIRO SCHULMAN & RABKIN LLP
SOMMERS SCHWARTS PC
JOHNSON BECKER PLLC
LEVIN PAPANTONIO THOMAS MITCHELL RAFFERTY & PROCTOR
Defense Counsel
Jesse A. Cripps
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
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52 thoughts onOutback Steakhouse Wage & Hour Class Action Settlement
Was trying to find where to update my address because I hadn’t heard any updates in probably a year… sounds like I haven’t missed anything though! $8.00?! What a joke.
Never even got a check and now i see i shouldnt be expecting much. Rediculous. Im in on going after the lawyers we got nothing for our hard work.
Where my money at????
From Arizona haven’t received anything yet!
I still haven’t received a thing!
We should file a suit against the lawyers
Im so attempting to do just that Im looking and posting reviews on their website.. Im posting anywhere I can on social media.. Im working on Fox Five investigates and more… Im not accepting this check for 8.72.
Im writing the presiding Judge who ruled on this and I suggest all of you do too you can not endorse the checks!
Please Email and spread word
We can get them to make this right. We just have to persue and put forth a litle effort
My email is. NikkiMari81@gmail.com
Why in the heck did i only get $8 in the mail
That is absolutely b.s
Worked full time, for a very long time. At two separate locations. After all the wrong doing that was done, and not even receiving my W-2s for each corresponding tax season and for me to receive a measly $8.91. If this isn’t fixed I will file litigation myself. Not cashing my check.
Sincerely,
ex-waitress and now a top legal assistant.
Received my check today . Wow worked there for 9 years might as well say I lived there for 9 years , got a total of $11.73 . What was the purpose of doing a lawsuit? I assure you I put in more of my time off the clock than 2 hours of work ! This is a joke !!!!
Check arrived today woooo hoooo a whopping $8.00..