A former 20+ year employee of Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles is suing the company for unpaid overtime and other labor violations, according to a civil complaint filed in L.A. Superior Court that was obtained by L.A. TACO.
Jaime Alejandro Carbajal-Torres alleges that for at least the last four years, Roscoe’s engaged in a slew of illegal labor practices, ranging from unpaid overtime to not providing uninterrupted meal breaks to not reimbursing employees for work-related costs.
The complaint says that Carbajal-Torres worked for Roscoe’s from roughly late 2001 until March of last year. His duties included “cleaning, preparing and serving beverages and transferring meals to servers.”
The lawsuit seeks class-action status and asks for unspecified damages for “all wages earned and owed, including minimum and overtime wages.” It also seeks unpaid wages for vacation time, as well as damages for unpaid meals and rest periods.
Carbajal-Torres is also seeking an injunction barring Roscoe’s “from further violating the California Labor Code,” in addition to attorney fees.