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Washington Restaurant Paying $600K To Settle Suit

The Willows Inn Settles $600,000 Lawsuit Over Wage Theft Allegations

Willows Inn [Official Photo] The Willows Inn Lummi Island’s nationally renowned fine dining establishment has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit for alleged wage theft. In the lawsuit, filed in 2017, former employees accused Willows Inn head chef/co-owner Blaine Wetzel and management for “failing to pay minimum wage for all work performed, overtime wages, and to provide or pay for rest and meal breaks under Washington law.” A settlement was agreed upon by both parties in October 2020. The lawsuit which the Seattle Timesfirst reported is related to a labor violation notice the restaurant received around the same time, roughly four years ago. At the time, the Willows Inn doled out $149,000 in unpaid wages and damages to 19 kitchen staff members, following a Department of Labor (DOL) investigation. In its report from 2017, the Labor Department claimed Willows Inn “violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay overtime and minimum wage t

Restaurant to pay $600K to settle suit over wage theft

Restaurant to pay $600K to settle suit over wage theft Sign In March 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Person paying waiter for restaurant billFlashpop/Getty Images SEATTLE (AP) The Willows Inn, a nationally acclaimed restaurant on Lummi Island that has been accused of underpaying its employees, has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit over wage theft accusations. As part of the preliminary settlement, management at The Willows Inn has not admitted to any wrongdoing, The Seattle Times reported. The two employees who filed the lawsuit are bound by a non-disclosure agreement from discussing the dispute. But in the lawsuit filed in Whatcom County Superior Court in 2017, the plaintiffs’ attorneys alleged that The Willows Inn had violated state labor and wage laws including the withholding of tips and overtime pay, and in some cases, that it did not pay employees at all for shifts worked.

Restaurant to pay $600K to settle suit over wage theft

Restaurant to pay $600K to settle suit over wage theft
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