Have you worked at Aubrey’s as a server or bartender? You may be owed wages.

Our law firm, along with USA Employment Lawyers, filed a collective action lawsuit in Tennessee federal court under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) on behalf of servers, bartenders, and other tipped employees who have worked at Aubrey’s at anytime since November 19, 2022. In this case, “tipped employees” are workers paid less than $7.25 per hour, plus customer tips.

The lawsuit alleges, among other violations, that tipped employees at Aubrey’s were required to perform significant amounts of non-tipped work (such as opening and closing “side work”) both before the restaurant was open to customers, and after customers were no longer being served, all while being paid less than minimum wage. Some examples of non-tip-producing work are janitorial/cleaning and stocking work performed before the restaurants were opened to customers—when no customer tips could be earned—and similar work performed after employees were done serving customers. The lawsuit also alleges that Aubrey’s shifted business expenses to tipped employees by requiring them to purchase an Aubrey’s branded shirt and an apron.

If you worked at any Aubrey’s location within the last three years and wish to learn more or join this case, you may call us at (615) 244-2202 or submit a consent form to join this case directly to our office by clicking the button below.