The Biggest Scandals To Hit Red Lobster - Mashed

Darden Restaurants, which used to be the parent company of Red Lobster till 2014, was in the news for underpaying its employees. As per the lawsuit filed in the Miami Federal Court, anyone who worked in Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and LongHorn Steakhouse (all owned by Darden) between 2009 and 2012 were eligible to be compensated by the company (via Washington Times). "It seeks potentially tens of millions of dollars in back pay and other compensation, plus interest and attorneys' fees," said lead lawyer David Lichter.

As per the lawsuit, servers were made to work even after clocking out, and those who worked more than 40 hours per week were not paid 1.5 times the regular pay, as they were entitled to. Some tipped employees were made to do non-tipped work — like vacuuming , arranging silverware, etc. — for more than 20% of their work hours. This requires them to be paid the federal minimum wage, which Red Lobster's parent company never did, claimed the lawsuit.

Though Darden refuted claims made in that particular lawsuit, history lays bare more instances where the restaurant giant has violated labor laws. Lawsuits similar to the one filed in Florida were filed in New York and Illinois as well. In 2011, Darden had to pay a civil penalty of around $27,000 in back pay to more than 100 employees in Texas.

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