4/29/14 - A class-action suit against a national restaurant chain has been filed by a local waitress who says she had to do non-tipped work while being paid less than minimum wage. Tammy Wolverton used to work as a waitress for Buffalo Wild Wings in Fenton and, as permitted under Michigan law, was paid less than the normal minimum wage because she received tips as part of her job. However, she says the restaurant regularly utilized servers and other tipped employees to perform dishwashing, kitchen and bathroom cleaning, trash removal, and other duties that are outside the scope of their tipped work and usually done by employees who get minimum wage or better. She has filed a class-action lawsuit in US District Court against the company that owns and operates more than a dozen Buffalo Wild Wings locations in Michigan, claiming they have violated fair labor and minimum wage laws. In its response, the company has either denied or claimed lack of knowledge of all of Wolvertonâs allegations. A status conference has been scheduled for June 5th. (TD)
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