Violations of tipping and minimum wage laws often result in or accompany violations of overtime pay. Overtime pay is based on the employee`s regular rate of pay. If an employer pays tip wages in violation of state or federal wage laws and uses them as the employee`s normal rate, the employee`s overtime pay could be miscalculated and the employee might not receive all the compensation they earned. If you think your employer isn`t paying tips properly or asking you to share tips properly, you may be entitled to pay or overtime. Contact our knowledgeable team of overtime lawyers to discuss your options today at (855) 754-2795. Or our experienced legal team can assess your situation if you fill out the free Unpaid Overtime Review Form. If we accept your case, we will represent you under our promise free of charge. This means there will be no attorney fees or costs unless you get a settlement. A federal judge in Boston on Monday dismissed Legal Sea Foods` lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for financial losses due to coronavirus state restrictions, dealing a blow to similar efforts by Massachusetts businesses affected by the pandemic. With a case very similar to Legal`s trial that continues recently, “we are cautiously optimistic about the possibility of moving forward,” he said. In court filings, Legal had argued that there was coverage from Strathmore Insurance Co. Partly because the virus has caused “direct physical loss or damage” to its restaurants, according to the wording of its insurance policy.
The seafood chain pointed the finger at people known or suspected of having the virus who had been in their restaurants. However, the restaurant chain is “cautiously optimistic” about the lawsuit against its insurance company for failing to cover pandemic-related business losses, Roger Berkowitz, president and chief legal officer, told SeafoodSource. Legal Sea Foods is “considering its options” after a federal judge ruled against the seafood restaurant chain in its COVID-19 insurance case, the company`s lawyer told SeafoodSource. A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit filed by an East Coast seafood restaurant chain seeking coverage for losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, joining a chorus of courts that determine the company`s losses are not due to direct physical loss or property damage. Business owners and lawyers have been closely following Legal`s lawsuit, one of the first filed on site last year. Nationwide, insurance companies have so far been largely successful in getting claims rejected, although some companies have rebuffed termination attempts. A high-profile legal battle between Legal Sea Foods and its insurer over business interruption claims ended last Friday when a federal judge in Boston dismissed the restaurant chain`s case and ruled in favor of the insurer, saying Legal had not suffered any direct physical loss or damage to its properties due to the pandemic. The bartenders and waiters at Legal Sea Foods, an upscale East Coast seafood restaurant chain, have filed two class action lawsuits against the seafood chain over alleged wage violations. The two proposed class action lawsuits allege that the seafood restaurant chain required its tipped employees to share tips with employees without tipping, in violation of Massachusetts wage laws. Throughout the ruling, Judge Gorton cited recent decisions in favor of insurers in similar litigation related to COVID-19 coverage, including the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by SAS International Ltd., which owns and leases commercial real estate in Case River, by another federal judge in Boston last month.
Boston-based seafood giant believes losses should be covered by business interruption insurance Boston-based seafood restaurant chain Legal Sea Foods is suing its insurer Strathmore Insurance Co. for denying a claim for damages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The seafood chain says its “all-hazards” policy should cover losses caused by restaurant closures in Massachusetts and other states in which it operates. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Boston on May 4.
