Our client filed a class action complaint against the House of Prime Rib and its owners on behalf of himself and other hourly workers at the restaurant. The complaint alleges that the Defendants did not authorize and permit hourly “Front of House” (FOH) workers at the restaurant to take all of the paid, off-duty 10-minute rest periods to which they were entitled, and did not permit any employees to take an off-duty 30-minute meal period where they were permitted to leave the premises. Employees were told that in-restaurant cameras monitored the actions of the employees and they were warned not to be seen sitting down or not actively serving someone or performing side work. The lawsuit also alleges that hourly employees were working before and after their scheduled shifts without being paid for that work. The lawsuit also alleges that the restaurant required servers were required to remain at the restaurant without pay after their shifts (usually for an hour or more) while supervisors calculated the day’s tips before distributing them to the servers who earned them, resulting in shifts of more than eight hours being worked without overtime compensation. Despite numerous wage and hour lawsuits being filed against House of Prime Rib, they refuse to comply with applicable California wage and hour law.
We seek to certify a class that covers employees paid on an hourly basis and who worked at the House of Prime Rib at any time from December 2, 2020 to the present. If you worked at the House of Prime Rib during that time period and suffered any of the alleged violations discussed above, please contact us, as we would like to interview you about your experiences working at the restaurant.