SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Iconic San Francisco dining establishment House of Prime Rib is under attack after a former employee submitted a suit on Monday stating staff members were denied meal breaks and watched with cameras.
Owner Joe Betz informed KRON4 that the suit is “nothing but a fabricated story.”
The suit was submitted by a male called Shawn Hyatt, who benefited the dining establishment from May 2022 to July 2024. He states the dining establishment’s proprietors never ever applied meal or remainder breaks that abided with California regulation. Legally, companies have to offer one 30-minute break for every 5 hours of job.
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Bartenders, web servers, bussers, barbacks, hosts, and phone assistants are amongst the staff members who were influenced, per the suit. Supervisors informed them they would certainly be disciplined if they took remainder breaks, were seen resting, or were seen not proactively functioning, Hyatt affirms.
Employees were also informed that cameras in the dining establishment were checking them to guarantee they did not take breaks or leave the properties throughout their change, according to the suit.
Hyatt claims that staff members were informed they were unable to grumble concerning the dining establishment’s plans. Owner Steven Betz as soon as supposedly chewed out employees, “If you don’t like the way we do things here, there’s the [expletive] door.”
House of Prime Rib was additionally sued in August 2023.
KRON4 gotten in touch with proprietor Joe Betz on Wednesday, who claimed that he and other proprietors prepare to safeguard themselves.
“Throwing mud on the wall and hoping something sticks, we are definitely going to fight,” he claimed.
Betz additionally charged Hyatt of being intoxicated on duty numerous times, which he states resulted in his shooting.
Hyatt is looking for $25,000 in problems.
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