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The operator of 55 Dunkin Donuts franchise locations has agreed to pay $197,787 in back wages. Find more information on this story here.

Bartenders and servers, who were forced to pay the tabs of deadbeat customers out of their own tips, can get their money back. Find more information here.

Bertucci’s restaurants cheated its workers out of tips, minimum wage, overtime and spread of hours, according to a lawsuit. Find more on this story here.

Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC), a restaurant worker rights advocacy group has been accused of misconduct. Find more information on this story here.

Willie Degel has been accused of cheating his housekeeper out of overtime, minimum wage, and spread of hours pay. Find more information on this story here.

The New York Times has reported that Urasawa has been sued by its back of the house employees. Find more information on this story here.

There is a hiring boom of part-time workers in the restaurant industry as a result of a new federal law. Find more detailed information on this story here.

The tip splitting policy of Starbucks coffee shops in New York was reviewed by the New York Court of Appeals. Find more information on this story here.

The FLSA is 75 years old and was put into law by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 25, 1938. Find more detailed information on this story here.