February 21, 2024
A Maryland federal judge placed the final stamp of approval on a settlement between executives of a restaurant owned by celebrity chef Mike Isabella and former staff accusing them of shorting their wages, saying the terms are sufficient and in the best interests of the class members.
February 05, 2024
Celebrity chef Mike Isabella's refusal to admit that he stiffed his former staff on wages forced worker-side attorneys to expend thousands of unnecessary hours in pursuit of a default judgment, workers told a Maryland federal court in a bid to secure nearly $500,000 in attorney fees and expenses.
January 24, 2024
Former restaurant employees suing embattled celebrity chef Mike Isabella for unpaid wages and overtime have asked a Maryland federal court for a nearly $69,000 default judgment, saying he has been entirely unresponsive since shutting down the eatery in December 2018 without notice.
March 22, 2023
A deal that would see a former business partner of celebrity chef Michael Isabella testify against his erstwhile co-defendant in an unpaid wage and overtime lawsuit is a fair shake for all parties, a federal magistrate judge ruled.
February 01, 2022
Ex-employees of celebrity chef Mike Isabella's bankrupt restaurant business told a Maryland federal judge they've settled their claims against the former manager of one of his restaurants in exchange for evidence and testimony against the other defendants.
July 16, 2021
A defendant in a wage theft suit by ex-employees of celebrity chef Mike Isabella's bankrupt restaurant business told a Maryland federal judge Friday that he is just an accountant and that the ex-workers should be denied their request for class certification for naming him.
November 02, 2020
Three former employees have sued celebrity chef Mike Isabella and other executives who ran a high-end restaurant in Washington, D.C., saying the restaurateurs withheld the ex-workers' wages in 2018 while they faced sexual harassment claims and sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.