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A long-running class action lawsuit accusing the owners of the Uptown Oakland restaurant Calavera of wage theft has come to an end, but though the terms of the settlement are under wraps, a spokesperson for the workers who filed the suit said the conclusion remains a victory.
Calavera opened in 2015 with an upscale menu of Oaxacan food, from a team of industry veterans including Michael Iglesias (Coqueta, Oyamel) and Chris Pastena (Chop Bar, Lungomare) and with chefs including Christian Irabien and Aledar Rogers in the kitchen.
In April 2016, three former employees sued the restaurant, naming Iglesias, Irabien, Pastena and Rogers as defendants. The former employees — prep cook Flor Crisostomo, sous chef Sergio Esquivel and dishwasher Maribel Hernandez — claimed that they were not provided with minimum wage, nor were they paid for overtime or meal breaks, as is required by law.
After the lawsuit was filed, over 100 fellow restaurant workers and allies gathered in front of Calavera to protest the restaurant’s alleged labor violations. The Bay Area Restaurant Workers Movement also organized a boycott. Since then, public awareness of the lawsuit dropped off, but plaintiffs for the suit continued to join, with 263 workers eventually adding their names to the fight.
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