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Spanky’s Bbq
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First Look: Spanky’s Reopens As (You Guessed It!) a Burger BarEverything is under $9 — including tater tots stuffed with bacon and jalapeño cheese. The menu and a tour.
By Daniel Maurer
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Purse Snatcher Strikes Terror in Heart of Times Square DinersWe’ve poked fun at Bar Carrera’s intrusive “beware of pickpockets” signage, but the ‘Post’ reminds us they do exist.
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Ever Work at Heartland Brewery? Time to Sue!If you’ve worked an hourly job at Heartland Brewery’s six locations (including Spanky’s BBQ) in the past three years, start checking your mailbox. You won’t get an invite to the company Christmas party, but your presence is requested for a class-action lawsuit about minimum wage and overtime. A judge has ruled that attorney Maimon Kirschenbaum can send out the notice, which he’s taking as a positive sign: “The court bought into the fact that corruption, if there, applied equally to everyone at every location.” So if you feel ripped off, join eighteen of your former colleagues and place your order with the American legal system.
Memorandum & Order: Peter Fasanelli v. Heartland Brewery [PDF]
Earlier: Legal Battle on Tap for Heartland Brewery
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Legal Battle on Tap for Heartland BreweryBeer foam may not be the only thing Heartland Brewery is skimming: A class-action lawsuit alleges that management has cheated its part-timers out of pay, systematically shaving time off of punch-card records, failing to cough up overtime, and forcing those who worked private parties to pool any tips they received above the mandatory gratuity. The end result, the suit claims, is that employees were paid less than federal minimum wage.
