Primanti Bros Tipped Employee Class Action Settlement

Primanti Corp. d/b/a Primanti Bros. and other related defendants have agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging they failed to properly pay tipped employees as required under federal and state law.

If you worked at a Primanti Bros. restaurant between Sept. 9, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2016 as a bartender, food runner and/or server, you may be eligible for benefits from the tipped employee class action settlement.

According to the Primanti Bros. class action lawsuit, the defendants violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Pennsylvania Wage Payment Collections Law and Pennsylvania common law.

Plaintiff Chelsea Koenig alleges that the Primanti Bros. defendants failed to satisfy the notice requirements of the tip credit provisions under federal and state law. She also claims the defendants violated applicable federal and state law by taking certain deductions from tips.

“Due to Defendants’ unlawful failure to properly inform Tipped Employees of its intention to utilize a ‘tip credit’, Defendants have improperly applied a ‘tip credit’ against the wages paid to Plaintiff and current and former Tipped Employees, thus paying them less than the mandated minimum wage,” Koenig alleged in the Primanti Bros. class action lawsuit.

Primanti Bros. denies the allegations and maintains that they paid tipped employees properly and that they provided proper notice of the tip credit.

The Primanti Bros. class action settlement was preliminarily approved on Jan. 17, 2018.

The deadline to opt out of or object to the Primanti Bros class action settlement is April 16, 2018.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the tipped employee settlement include anyone who worked as a bartender, server, and/or food runner at any Primanti Bros. restaurant in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Maryland, and/or Michigan and were paid less than $7.25 per hour.

Potential Award

Varies, depending on several factors, including in which state the Class Member worked, the number of hours worked and the tip credit claimed by Primanti Bros.

It is estimated that Class Members will receive approximately 12.4 percent of the total wages owed during the Class Period. An estimate of the amount each Class Member is expected to receive is printed in the Notice Packet that was mailed to them. This amount may increase if not all eligible Class Members participate in the Primanti Bros. class action settlement.

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NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

4/16/2018

Case Name

Chelsea Koenig v. Primanti Corp., et al., Case No. 2:16-cv-01402, in the U.S District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Final Hearing

4/23/2018

UPDATE: The Primanti Bros Tipped Employee Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on April 23, 2018. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.

Settlement Website

www.StrategicClaims.net/Primanti

Claims Administrator

Koenig v. Primanti Corporation
c/o Strategic Claims Services
600 N. Jackson Street, Suite 205
Media, PA 19063
Phone: (866) 274-4004
Fax: (610) 565-7985
info@StrategicClaims.net

Class Counsel

Gerald D. Wells III
CONNOLLY WELLS & GRAY LLP

Defense Counsel

Cheryl D. Orr
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

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