Attorneys for upward of 300 servers at the six Chip’s Family Restaurants in Connecticut have won class certification in a case alleging the workers performed nonservice duties in addition to their service duties, but were not compensated for it.

At the crux of the lawsuit, which was filed in New Haven Superior Court in October 2017, are allegations the company paid workers $6.38 an hour for both service and nonservice duties, which violates the Connecticut Minimum Wage Act. It alleges servers worked between 30 and 60 minutes per shift sweeping, stocking, removing garbage and performing other nonservice-related duties for which they were not paid the state’s minimum wage of $10.10 an hour. The state allows for a $6.38 minimum wage for service duties because some restaurant workers can make up the difference in tips.

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