Bally’s Casino Workers in Rhode Island Sue Over Tipped, OT Wages

March 8, 2022, 7:06 PM UTC

Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort is facing accusations that it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and Rhode Island wage law by systematically underpaying more than 100 tipped employees in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Providence.

Three employees collectively sued Bally’s, alleging the casino took a tip-credit from their wages without satisfying notice requirements, miscalculated their overtime, and improperly reduced their hours by rounding their time.

Bally’s paid these employees a tip-credited, hourly wage that fell well below the state minimum, which ranged from $10.10 to $12.25 per hour, the complaint alleges.

However, the casino failed to ...

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