FALKNER V. SSP AMERICA
Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against SSP America (Sea-Tac Airport Concessions) A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the food and beverage industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against SSP America Sea LLC, SSP America Sea II LLC, and SSP America Sky Gamerz Sea, LLC, which operate food and beverage concessions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, alleges the companies failed to properly pay their non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing conditions and scheduling demands regularly prevented front-of-house and back-of-house food and beverage workers from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly worked through their meal and rest periods to meet scheduling requirements and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed
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