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Rafferty v. Denny's, Inc.

  1. May 23, 2022

    Denny's Wraps Up Server's Tipped Wages Fight

    Denny's and a former employee sorted out their disagreements on attorney fees and costs the server requested as part of a settlement, ending a lawsuit in Florida federal court alleging the restaurant chain violated tip-credit requirements under federal law.

  2. July 09, 2021

    Denny's Judge Tells 11th Circ. He Tossed Opt-In Claims Too

    A Florida federal judge intended to toss claims by workers who joined a proposed tip-credit collective action against Denny's, not just claims of the worker bringing the suit, the judge said in response to a request from the Eleventh Circuit, where an appeal can now proceed.

  3. July 08, 2021

    11th Circ. Asks Which FLSA Claims Were Axed In Denny's Suit

    A Florida federal court must clarify whether its tossing of claims by a worker bringing a proposed tip-credit collective action against Denny's effectively ended claims by workers who joined the suit, the Eleventh Circuit ruled, saying it would lack jurisdiction over an appeal if claims remained open.

  4. August 04, 2020

    Ex-Denny's Waitress Can't Get OK For Sweeping Wage Suit

    A federal judge in Miami has declined to greenlight a nationwide class of Denny's servers who allegedly got paid less than minimum wage, saying the former waitress behind the suit hadn't offered enough evidence to justify letting an 8,400-person collective action go forward.

  5. November 14, 2019

    Denny's Pay Below Minimum Wage, Even With Tips, Suit Says

    Denny's Inc. was hit with a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Miami alleging the national restaurant chain has improperly paid servers below minimum wage based on the law's "tip-credit" provisions without meeting several of the provisions' requirements.