Anne Bucher  |  July 25, 2016

Category: Closed Class Actions

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Outback Steakhouse

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

  1. Nicole W says:

    I worked there from 2006-2016 and remember filling out the form they sent in the mail. I never received any hourly pay for training classes or the outings that we were forced to do.

  2. Sierra Jackson says:

    I have yet to receive any money from this claim

  3. Marissa Tomkiewicz says:

    Iv never received any money from outback I worked their doing that time!

  4. Amanda mace says:

    Ive never received my settlement and its been awhile

  5. ThisGuyIsAnIdiot says:

    We were specifically told not to, specifically told that meetings, events, etc., were off the clock.

    You jackass.

  6. Jason Lagrange says:

    Its april 7th 2017. Haven’t heard anything yet

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