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Effective December 31, 2014, the New York State minimum wage rose to $8.75 per hour. Find more detailed information on this story here.

Waiters, waitresses and other employees who worked at Brasserie Ruhlmann will share in a $250,000 settlement. Find more information on this story here.

U.S. Representative Michael Grimm pleaded guilty on December 23, 2014 to a single count of tax fraud. Find more detailed information on this story here.

Servers and bussers have been denied overtime pay and spread of hours pay at Water’s Edge Restaurant. Find more detailed information on this story here.

Louis Pechman was quoted in Wall Street Journal concerning the Supreme Court’s decision in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk. Find more info here.

A class action wage theft lawsuit brought by approximately 2,300 employees of various McDonald’s. Find more detailed information on this story here.

Banquet hall servers at the DoubleTree Hotel in Westchester, New York are suing for wage violations. Find more detailed information about this story here.

Johnny Utah’s has been hit with a complaint alleging many different federal and state violations. Find more detailed information on this story here.

The lawsuit alleges that the restaurant violated the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Find more detailed information on this here.

Food preparers and drivers at Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop are required to sign a non-competition agreement. Find more information on this story here.