Jose Pepper's reaches $1.75 million settlement with staff
Jose Pepper's agreed to a $1.75 million settlement with servers who claimed they were not properly paid minimum wage and overtime compensation.
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Jose Pepper's agreed to a $1.75 million settlement with servers who claimed they were not properly paid minimum wage and overtime compensation.
Court documents state that the average payment per server will amount to about $568.
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