The original plaintiffs, Johan Tapia, Rebecca Barton, and Timothy Bartholomew, allege the casino was “willfully and repeatedly miscalculating its pay for hourly, tipped workers.” Alleged labor law violationsĪccording to The Providence Journal, the employees are requesting the court establish if Twin River incorrectly calculated their overtime wages.
They are seeking to join a class-action lawsuit already filed by three employees last month. The 70+ group consists of employees who worked at the Lincoln casino at some point in the past three years, including dealers, servers, and other tip-based staff. On Friday, the Rhode Island daily reported that over 70 workers are accusing the firm of “violating federal and state fair labor laws by failing to pay them adequate overtime wages and systematically undercutting their weekly paychecks.” Dozens of the casino’s employees are now seeking to join an existing class-action lawsuit over their pay, as reported by The Providence Journal.įailing to pay them adequate overtime wages” The legal floodgates are opening for Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort in Rhode Island.
