Federal Class-Action Lawsuit filed against Bellefonte Domino's

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WJAC) — Four Domino's delivery drivers filed a federal class-action lawsuit Thursday afternoon. They are accusing Bellefonte Domino's Pizza franchise owner, Sheldon Port, of improperly taking tips and failing to meet the minimum wage requirements.

Robert Gee, Dylan Grubb, Darl Hoffman, and Eric Rittenhouse, all individually and on behalf of those also mispaid, filed the three-count, 17-page lawsuit in the U.S. Middle District Court of Pennsylvania. The lawsuit says they believe it could cover more than 30 other employees.

They are claiming Port violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, the state's Minimum Wage Act, and the Wage Payment and Collection Law.

The lawsuit says Port owns and operates approximately 10 Domino's locations in Pennsylvania, including the one in Bellefonte.

Gee, Grubb, Hoffman, and Rittenhouse are seeking back pay, liquidated damages, interest, and monetary penalties. They are claiming the stores managers and supervisors participated in illegal and unlawful tip pooling. The lawsuit states they would deduct money from the tip pool to balance out the cash register, and then would take the remaining amount and store it in a safe.

They say the delivery drivers' net earnings after accounting for vehicle-related expenses failed to meet the states minimum wage requirement.

The FLSA and Minimum Wage Act require employers to visibly post the legislations, however, Gee, Grubb, Hoffman, and Rittenhouse say in the lawsuit that the Bellefonte location has its posted behind a closet in the manager's office.

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