Five former employees of the burger chain founded by celebrity brothers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg are suing the company over what they call “rampant” violations of labour laws.
The ex-employees who filed the class-action suit in New York federal court on Thursday previously worked at a Wahlburgers location in Brooklyn. They claim Wahlburgers failed to pay them the proper minimum wage and regularly kept tips designated for servers.
The lawsuit claims employees at one time didn’t receive a $3,000 (Dh11,016) tip left for them following a private party for the cast of Blue Bloods, the CBS series starring Donnie Wahlberg.
The suit names Wahlburgers and the owners of its Brooklyn franchise. The Wahlbergs aren’t named.
Wahlburgers didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.
