Tips and Wage Suit Filed Against Celebrity Chef’s LA Restaurant

Women who worked at celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s Los Angeles restaurant,
The Fat Cow, have filed a putative class action on behalf of all nonexempt
employees against the restaurant and his company, alleging they were denied
meal and rest breaks, were not compensated for the missed breaks, were not
compensated for overtime, were not paid minimum wage, were not provided
with timely and accurate wage-and-hour statements, did not promptly
receive accrued wages when they left the job, and did not receive all of the
gratuities contributed to a tip pool, which they claim the defendants improperly
converted. Becerra v. The Fat Cow LLC, No. BC511953 (Cal. Super. Ct., Los
Angeles Cty., filed June 13, 2013). The named plaintiffs include two former
hostesses, a server and a barista. They seek economic damages, injunctive
relief, restitution, the imposition of civil penalties, punitive damages, interest,
attorney’s fees, and costs.