August 01, 2022
A steakhouse that reached a $445,000 settlement resolving a wage suit brought by its servers slammed the workers' bid for $1.1 million in attorney fees, telling an Illinois federal court that the workers' attorneys should not be rewarded for time spent pursuing unsuccessful tip pool claims.
June 23, 2022
Steakhouse workers who settled claims that they were paid below minimum wage for nontipped work asked an Illinois federal judge to grant their attorneys a fee award nearly three times higher than their $445,000 settlement, accusing their employer of obstructionist defense tactics.
January 06, 2022
A U.S. district judge should deny a sanctions bid over attorney fees in a class action by steakhouse workers, an Illinois special master has recommended, finding that the restaurant's lawyers did not break any rules or intentionally stall settlement payment.
July 16, 2021
Counsel for restaurant servers who signed a $445,000 settlement over claims that Perry's Steakhouse paid them less than minimum wage for nonserver work accused opposing counsel of dragging out fee negotiations by handing over documents that were heavily redacted, unsearchable and contained errors.
February 10, 2021
Perry's Steakhouse and a group of its employees told a federal judge Tuesday that they've reached a $445,000 deal to end litigation over claims that the restaurant unlawfully paid the employees less than the minimum wage for nonserver work.
October 02, 2020
Perry's Steakhouse servers accusing the restaurant chain of paying them less than the minimum wage for non-server work kept their class intact when an Illinois federal judge ruled that they showed the side work was a significant part of their shifts.