Hospitality/Restaurant

The hospitality industry is disproportionately affected by the minimum wage, overtime and child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). This is because the industry is well-known for providing relatively low-wage, entry-level jobs to young people who have little or no prior work experience. Long work hours are also typical. Additionally, the industry generally suffers from relatively high turnover because of the large number of young employees, part-time and seasonal workers.

Constangy offers internal FLSA compliance audits which can be of vital importance in determining potential exposure to wage and hour liabilities, and corrective action, when necessary. One of Constangy’s members is General Counsel to the National Council of Chain Restaurants, and its litigators have extensive experience in wage and hour litigation, including the defense of class and collective actions.