About this Case

Plaintiffs alleged that Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P. and Maggiano’s Holding Corporation (“Brinker”) engaged in a systematic course of unlawful conduct affecting hourly employees who worked at the Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant in Bellevue, Washington between March 28, 2010 and September 26, 2014.

Plaintiffs alleged that Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P. and Maggiano’s Holding Corporation (“Brinker”) engaged in a systematic course of unlawful conduct affecting hourly employees who worked at the Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant in Bellevue, Washington between March 28, 2010 and September 26, 2014.

Settlement Status

In September 2014, the parties reached a settlement agreement in this case, which required Brinker to pay a total of $900,000 for a release of the claims asserted against them. On October 24, 2014, Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement in King County Superior Court. The Honorable Catherine Shaffer entered an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement on November 19, 2014. On December 5, 2014, notice packets, including claim forms and exclusion forms, were mailed to class members. Class members had until February 3, 2015 to submit claim forms to share in the settlement proceeds, exclusion forms to exclude themselves from the settlement, or any objections to the settlement.

Judge Catherine Shaffer granted final approval of the class action settlement on March 6, 2015. Settlement checks have been mailed to qualified claimants.

Any claimant whose mailing address has changed since filing a claim should contact class counsel at 206-816-6603.

The Plaintiffs and Class members are represented by Marc Cote and Toby Marshall of Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC.

Case Contact Information

Class Counsel

Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC

Marc Cote

Toby Marshall