Bloomberg Law
Jan. 28, 2020, 5:24 PM

Bar Louie Gets Approval to Pay Wages, Access Bankruptcy Loan

Olivia Rockeman
Olivia Rockeman
Bloomberg News
Christopher DeReza
Bloomberg News

Bar Louie Restaurants got permission to pay employee wages and access up to $8 million through a bankruptcy loan in the interim period.

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath said in court on Tuesday that Bar Louie can pay up to $3.9 million in employee wages and salaries on an interim basis
    • Walrath also gave the company permission to enter the motion to pay wages ahead of time to speed up the payment of $650,000 of payroll due to employees tomorrow
  • After lawyers and the U.S. Trustee revised the motion to approve debtor-in-possession financing, Bar Louie also got permission to access ...