In its response to the class action suit filed Aug. 27 by a number of employees, Dead Freddie’s asserts that two of the plaintiffs in the case were cooks who were exempt from overtime regulations.
The defense also denied that owner Stephen Carullo told server captains in 2011, “no one in the hospitality business gets overtime,” as stated in the claim.
Two former employees, Desmond Dale and David Brow, were paid a salary during their tenure at the restaurant as cooks, the defense confirmed, and admitted Brow was often required to work in excess of 40, and sometimes in excess of 100 hours per week. All other claims regarding Dale were denied. It will be up to the court to decide if cooks employed at Dead Freddies qualify as salaried employees exempt from overtime.
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2 comments:
Sounds like working for southern boys concepts.
I'll never patronize a business owned b Mr. Carullo for this reason. You don't make your fortune by knowingly screwing over others, especially those who relied on those meager paychecks to keep a roof over their heads.
Same with the Celia family, who owned the former Salvatores in West OC. A friend worked there briefly, she walked out when she was told "tipped employees" were paid nothing, they only got tips. Even though employees were required to come in before their shift and work for free rolling napkins and silverware and other chores. Whether this was the owners' policy or whoever they hired to manage or, makes no difference. It was immoral, unethical, and greedy.
They went from a favorite restaurant, to a "good riddance" when they closed their doors the following season.
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