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Louis Pechman was quoted by the New York Post about the health-insurance issues faced by New York restaurant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is impacting all aspects of our lives, we are here to answer some frequent questions employees have about their rights.

Giulio Cesare Ristorante, an iconic Italian restaurant in Westbury that opened in 1972, has settled a wage payment lawsuit for $80,000.

There is a culture of sexual harassment in the restaurant industry that has affected many low-wage tipped employees, particularly young women.

Texas Roadhouse has been hit with a class action lawsuit by assistant managers who claim they were not paid overtime.

Pei Wei Fresh Kitchen will pay $300,000 to former employees as part of a settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC.

Three Long Island restaurants and their owners to pay a total of $365,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 79 current and former employees.

A Taco restaurant with four locations as paid $419,459 to 92 employees to resolve violations of overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

A California food chain has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed they discriminated against potential servers solely because they were male.

Lou Pechman, founder of Waiterpay.com, is the Program Chair for the comprehensive program on How to Open a Restaurant in NYC.