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@TheCobbler,

Speaking of Papa John Schnader:

Papa John’s Ordered to Pay Almost $800,000 in Wage Theft Case
Jessica Mason Pieklo

by Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check

February 9, 2015 - 10:01 am

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The judgment is the latest victory against a fast food company for wage theft and another step in holding corporate owners legally liable for illegal acts of their franchise owners.

The judgment is the latest victory against a fast food company for wage theft and another step in holding corporate owners legally liable for illegal acts of their franchise owners. (Papa Johns/ Youtube)

A Papa John’s pizza franchise in New York must pay its workers nearly $800,000 in unpaid wages over allegations the business underpaid employees and failed to pay overtime, a state judge ruled last week.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in December sued Emstar Pizza Inc., which operates seven Papa John’s franchise locations in Brooklyn and Queens, alleging that Emstar underreported hours worked by employees over the past six years, rounded employee hours down to the nearest hour, and did not pay overtime.

Attorney General Schneiderman is also considering legal action against the franchisor, Papa John’s International Inc., on the theory that it is a joint employer and thus liable for the actions of its franchisees, according to reporting from the New York Post.

The National Labor Relations Board in July ruled McDonald’s a joint employer and thus liable for labor or wage violations at its franchise locations in a first-of-its-kind decision that represents a significant victory for workers’ rights advocates. Corporations like Papa John’s and McDonald’s employ about two-thirds of the low-wage workers in this country, but have so far mostly avoided liability for the illegal actions of their franchise owners under the theory that, despite sharing a common corporate brand, each franchise is independently owned and operated.

Any legal action taken by Schneiderman would build off that July ruling and advance a similar charge that Papa John’s franchises operate through uniform standards tightly controlled by the franchise’s corporate parent.

Should such a theory prove successful, it would make it possible for former employees to collect their stolen wages.

The U.S. Department of Labor reportedly provided information to help Schneiderman with the wage theft case against Papa John’s in New York.

Schneiderman’s judgment against Papa John’s prevents the franchise owner from selling the six stores unless the proceeds from such sale is deposited into an escrow account of the attorney general on behalf of the former employees.

“This judgment sends a clear message that like every other business in New York, fast food employers must follow the law,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “This Papa John’s franchisee brazenly violated the law, shaving employees’ hours and avoiding paying overtime by various means, including giving managerial sounding titles such as ‘head driver.’”

Schneiderman has sued another Papa John’s franchisee, New Majority Holdings LLC, for similar claims wage theft. That case is pending.

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This is the case referred to at the end of the above story, $1.3M and counting:

Papa John's Stores to Pay $500,000 Wage Theft Settlement

"At a certain point you see a pattern and start to think maybe the parent company has something to do with it."
By Laura Clawson / Daily Kos
October 17, 2015

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman keeps cracking down on wage theft, and around 250 workers will be sharing in a nearly $500,000 settlement from four current and former Papa John's franchisees.

"Once again, we’ve found Papa John’s franchises in New York that are ripping off their workers and violating critical state and federal laws,” New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement. "Once again, I call on Papa John’s and other fast food companies to step up and stop the widespread lawlessness plaguing your businesses and harming the workers who make and deliver your food."

Though it often isn't treated this way, it actually is illegal to fail to pay minimum wage or overtime, to make people work off the clock, to force workers being paid at the tipped worker subminimum wage to do non-tipped work, and a disturbing list of other ways businesses have found to keep money that workers have earned. And about that "once again":
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In July, the attorney general's office arrested Abdul Jamil Khokhar, owner of nine Papa John's stores in New York, accusing him of breaking minimum wage and overtime laws. According to his plea agreement, Khokhar could serve up to 60 days in jail. In another case, the attorney general's office secured a judgment of nearly $3 million against two other Papa John's franchisees.

So while the workers were technically employed by—and cheated by—the franchisees, at a certain point you see a pattern and start to think maybe the parent company has something to do with it. That's one of the reasons the National Labor Relations Board pushed to treat some fast food chains as joint employers responsible for working conditions in franchise restaurants.

In 2013, a report from Fast Food Forward found 84 percent of New York City fast food workers reporting that they'd been victims of wage theft. Fully 100 percent of fast food delivery workers said the same. Schneiderman's efforts to crack down have also led to settlements at franchises of other chains, including Domino's and McDonald's.

Laura Clawson is the Labor editor at Daily Kos Labor, and a contributing editor at Daily Kos.

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@McGentrix,

McGentrix wrote:

Seriously? Some poster on A2K means racism is becoming more acceptable in the US now?

no

it is simply one example

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‘Pro-Life’ Republican Senator Gets Escort Pregnant – Guess What He Asks Her To Do? (Video)
http://samuel-warde.com/2015/10/former-escort-claims-republican/

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@coldjoint,

coldjoint wrote:

Quote:
There's more: you're stupid and I admit to assuming you're ugly, too. Wifeless and hated by your children - your mother weeps in shame over you - I could go on.

I guess you like personal smears too. Involving the family of the poster. That is an indication of low you are on the scale. Somewhere under whale ****.

Now give it up Bob, your idiotic racist bullshit is going nowhere with me or anyone else you choose to attack.

Maybe take a break and put some hateful tags on the topics you don't like.

It's Bobsal. Vile name-calling is the only thing he does.

Well, that and lie all the time.

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@snood,

snood wrote:

The chairman of the party has just been quoted saying he's scared about the future of their party, and that if they don't win in 2016 they're "cooked" for years.

Luckily for him, the 2013 gun control debacle has guaranteed that the Republicans will win in 2016. And long-term control over the Supreme Court will soon follow.

snood wrote:

They are pro-nothing, advocates for nothing. They inspire nothing but hate for the opposition and division among themselves. Their only pitiable supporters on forums like these don't even try to put up a facade of touting their attributes (there ain't any),

The Republicans will prevent the Democrats from destroying the Constitution and abolishing our civil rights.

snood wrote:

but rather spend all their time smearing the Democrats and insulting the Democrat's supporters.

No, the smears and insults are coming from the likes of you and bobsal.

snood wrote:

Yeah. They're in great shape. Formidable. Scary. LOL.

I can't wait until everyone starts referring to Justice Scalia as "one of the old moderates".

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@oralloy,

snood wrote:

The chairman of the party has just been quoted saying he's scared about the future of their party, and that if they don't win in 2016 they're "cooked" for years.

oralloy wrote:

Luckily for him, the 2013 gun control debacle has guaranteed that the Republicans will win in 2016. And long-term control over the Supreme Court will soon follow.

The only reason you can make ridiculously bold harebrained statements like that now is because it's a full year away from the election, and no one will believe anyone was stupid enough to predict things like that, after the Democrats kick the hapless GOP's ass again. Go ahead, oralloy. Name your winning candidate from that bunch of clowns, while you're prophesying.

snood wrote:

They are pro-nothing, advocates for nothing. They inspire nothing but hate for the opposition and division among themselves. Their only pitiable supporters on forums like these don't even try to put up a facade of touting their attributes (there ain't any),

oralloy wrote:

The Republicans will prevent the Democrats from destroying the Constitution and abolishing our civil rights.

That's an impressive demonstration of completely fantastic lunacy, there. Way to go.

snood wrote:

but rather spend all their time smearing the Democrats and insulting the Democrat's supporters.

oralloy wrote:

No, the smears and insults are coming from the likes of you and bobsal.

Don't look now (you are probably not capable of seeing it anyway), but the whole raison d'etre of standup guys like coldjoint, hawkeye, billrm, and mcgentrix to be on these threads is to bash Democrats and Democratic voters. It's all they do. Write us a postcard from denial-ville.

snood wrote:

Yeah. They're in great shape. Formidable. Scary. LOL.

oralloy wrote:

I can't wait until everyone starts referring to Justice Scalia as "one of the old moderates".

Well we'll all have to wait. And it's a good thing for you, because your idiotic guesses will be forgotten.

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@TheCobbler,

Hmm, that would be a good avatar when cropped..

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Surprise! The Trump campaign is broke
http://www.rstreet.org/2015/10/16/surprise-the-trump-campaign-is-broke/

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@snood,

snood wrote:

The only reason you can make ridiculously bold harebrained statements like that now is because it's a full year away from the election, and no one will believe anyone was stupid enough to predict things like that, after the Democrats kick the hapless GOP's ass again.

The reason I can make such predictions is because my logic is sound enough that I have a very high chance of being correct.

There is nothing stupid about making reasonable predictions based on sound logic. If it turns out that I am wrong, so be it.

snood wrote:

That's an impressive demonstration of completely fantastic lunacy, there. Way to go.

No, it is a straightforward presentation of facts. The Democrats have a longstanding hatred of America's freedom and civil rights, and a strong Republican Party will help to keep our Constitution safe.

snood wrote:

Don't look now (you are probably not capable of seeing it anyway), but the whole raison d'etre of standup guys like coldjoint, hawkeye, billrm, and mcgentrix to be on these threads is to bash Democrats and Democratic voters. It's all they do. Write us a postcard from denial-ville.

Coldjoint and McGentrix do tend disagree with the Left. But any name-calling from them is only in response to name-calling that they've received.

BillRM is a Liberal (albeit with a strong Libertarian streak).

Hawkeye plays Devils Advocate with everyone.

snood wrote:

Well we'll all have to wait. And it's a good thing for you, because your idiotic guesses will be forgotten.

I hope not. I've been openly repeating my prediction for two years now in the hopes that it will be remembered.

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@oralloy,

You have snood is a severe pout. Funny, how thin skinned people are when confronted with different opinions. Although it seems to be a heavily progressive trait.

You think it is because they have clearly failed America and they know it? I think, the Democrats will destroy the country out of spite if they win.

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@oralloy,

You didn't name a champion from the GOP smorgasbord. So, you're "confident" your candidate will win, you just have no clue who it is? C'mon, someone so sanguine about his "logic" must know who among them will carry the banner?

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Anti-Marijuana Politician Charged With Possession of Marijuana
http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/09/anti-marijuana-politician-charged-with-possession-of-marijuana/

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@snood,

snood wrote:

You didn't name a champion from the GOP smorgasbord.

Correct. I did not.

snood wrote:

So, you're "confident" your candidate will win, you just have no clue who it is?

My candidate???

I am confident that whoever the Republicans nominate will win. I have no idea who they will nominate.

snood wrote:

C'mon, someone so sanguine about his "logic" must know who among them will carry the banner?

No. The question of who the Republicans will nominate is a completely separate issue. All I know is that the Democrats are so badly damaged that the Republicans will have a guaranteed victory in 2016.

I can also see a subsequent hard shift to the right on the Supreme Court once the Republicans hold the White House.

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@coldjoint,

coldjoint wrote:

You think it is because they have clearly failed America and they know it? I think, the Democrats will destroy the country out of spite if they win.

They're not going to win, at least not in 2016.

They might consider trying in 2024.

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@oralloy,

snood wrote:

You didn't name a champion from the GOP smorgasbord.

oralloy wrote:

Correct. I did not.

snood wrote:

So, you're "confident" your candidate will win, you just have no clue who it is?

oralloy wrote:

My candidate???
I am confident that whoever the Republicans nominate will win. I have no idea who they will nominate.

So, you’re just an objective observer, with no dog in the fight…. That’s convenient, since all your candidates are garbage. It’s surprising you don’t intuitively know who’ll be the nominee with all your profound political insight.

snood wrote:

C'mon, someone so sanguine about his "logic" must know who among them will carry the banner?

oralloy wrote:

No. The question of who the Republicans will nominate is a completely separate issue. All I know is that the Democrats are so badly damaged that the Republicans will have a guaranteed victory in 2016.
I can also see a subsequent hard shift to the right on the Supreme Court once the Republicans hold the White House.

God, you’re full of crap. You “know”? You can “see”? You know bupkus. If you think these republican candidates are interchangeable with each other and that it makes no difference if it’s Trump, Rubio or Bush, you’re ignorant as hell. If you can’t see the “damage” done to the GOP by this circus being led by a real estate huckster, you’re dangerously stupid and willfully blind.

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