October 09, 2024
An Applebee's franchisee urged a Virginia federal court to push into arbitration two workers' proposed collective action alleging tip credit and minimum wage violations, arguing that the workers signed valid, binding arbitration agreements covering their claims.
February 01, 2024
An Applebee's franchisee required tip-earning servers and bartenders to perform nontipped work for more than 20% of their shifts and failed to raise hostesses' pay after the state increased the minimum wage, according to a proposed collective action in Virginia federal court.