Pizza Hut Franchisee to Pay Drivers $4.75 Million on Wage Claims

Oct. 21, 2024, 7:07 PM UTC

MUY Pizza-Tejas LLC agreed to a $4.75 million settlement to end two collective actions alleging the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to reimburse drivers for “delivery-related expenses,” causing their pay to fall below the legally mandated minimum wage.

The proposed settlement agreement, filed Oct. 18 in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, would release MUY of all claims in the lawsuits. The company continues to deny it violated any laws.

Jaycee Brown filed a 2023 collective and class action against MUY, which owned and operated more than 300 Pizza Huts across ...

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