Poor Rakesh Aggarwal could soon become Poorer Rakesh Aggarwal.
Poorer?
Yes, after all, the owner of the Baluchi’s Indian restaurant chain in New York City might now have to fork out close to a million dollars ($967,000 to be precise) in a proposed legal settlement with some of his current and former employees.
Our heart goes out to the Aggarwal bloke.
A million dollars is still a lot of money.
Plus the whole legal process of the last 18 months, including the depositions, must have been very stressful to Baluchi’s owner Rakesh Aggarwal.
We won’t be surprised if the legal strain has subtracted a few years from Rakesh’s life.
Origin of Baluchi’s / Rakesh Aggarwal’s Nightmare
Rakesh Aggarwal’s nightmare started in November 2008 when some of his former and current employees sued Rakesh and his Baluchi’s Indian restaurants alleging unpaid minimum wages, unpaid overtime wages, misappropriated tips, unauthorized deductions from their wages and unpaid spread-of-hour wages among other things.
The employees, who were waiters, cooks, dishwashers or delivery persons, alleged violation of federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law. Continue reading »
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