See results of a survey on the rise of wage and hour litigation here.

Brinker Restaurant Corp. was in deep trouble. In 2005, five employees of the restaurant chain that owns Chili’s, Maggiano’s, Macaroni Grill and On the Border, and operates more than 100 eateries in California, filed a class action suit alleging the company failed to provide workers required meal and rest periods. The five sought to represent a potential class of 59,000 employees.