Former servers at a trio of southern New Jersey restaurants have filed a putative class action claiming that the owners illegally took a portion of their tips to pay for the owners’ expenses.

Named as defendants are Octavio Coppola and Biagio Coppola, the owners of Tarantella Ristorante in Medford, Femmina Italian Grill in Medford, and Chianti Ristorante Italiano in Mullica Hill. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Camden County Superior Court on behalf of the three plaintiffs—Anthony Neidle, Alissa Ragona and Christian Hardman—by Joseph D’Aversa of DeNittis Osefchen Prince in Marlton.