A federal lawsuit has been filed against the owners of Hen Quarter, the Dublin restaurant that announced an indefinite closure in January, alleging that multiple employees have not been paid for their work during the final two-week period of the restaurant’s operation.
Hen Quarter announced its indefinite closure on Jan. 12. The lawsuit alleges employees have not been paid for their work between Dec. 26 and Jan. 11.
“We were typically paid two weeks after the work we did, so by the time they closed we were pending two paychecks,” A former Hen Quarter employee who wishes to remain anonymous due to their participation in the lawsuit said. “We were initially told our first paycheck from that period was going to be delayed so it could be grouped with the second one. After that, we weren’t paid, and we haven’t heard anything since.”
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The collective action lawsuit (a type of lawsuit that can involve multiple plaintiffs) was filed on Feb. 7 and currently includes 11 former Hen Quarter employees. The plaintiffs in the case are being represented by Biller & Kimble, a wage and hour law firm.
Ron Jordan, Jordan Hospitality Group, Jordan Restaurant Group and Keith Warren were named as defendants in the case.
According to the former Hen Quarter employee, many waiting for wages from the restaurant were angered after it was reported in January that Ron Jordan purchased 21 Donatos franchises in late December of last year.
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