Denny’s Pennsylvania Servers Win Class Status in Tipped Wage Row

Denny’s Inc. workers in Pennsylvania who allege the restaurant chain paid them sub-minimum wages in violation of state and federal law may proceed as a group on both claims, a federal court in the state said.

Juli Wintjen alleges Denny’s failed to properly notify employees it would claim a tip credit and pay them below-minimum wages, and also underpaid them even when they were required to do a significant amount of non-tip generating work, like cleaning.

The Fair Labor Standards Act permits employers to pay workers less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, if their wages and ...