Lawsuit says Domino's a joint employer of franchise workers

By Daniel Wiessner A former Domino’s Pizza Inc worker has filed a proposed class action claiming the company is a joint employer of workers at more than two dozen New York franchises whose owner has been targeted in state probes, other lawsuits over alleged wage violations.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan on Monday by Riad Kucher, represented by Wigdor, who worked at various Domino’s locations in New York City and its suburbs between 2014 and January. He says the owner of the restaurants, Cookston Enterprises Inc, failed to pay minimum wage and overtime, withheld tips and did not reimburse workers for uniform purchases in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York labor law.

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