Report: Outback faces suit over workers’ pay
April 23, 2019 - A lawsuit filed in Connecticut accuses Outback Steakhouse of Florida and Bloomin’ Brands Inc. (Nasdaq: BLMN) of failing to comply with that state’s minimum wage law. At issue is how servers were paid for time they spent on non-service work such as cleaning and stocking. The prospective class action lawsuit could cover hundreds of servers in Connecticut, law.com reported. The company did not respond to requests for comment from law.com or from the St. Pete Catalyst.