Denny’s $440,000 Unpaid Wages Class Action Settlement

Denny’s $440,000 Unpaid Wages Class Action SettlementIndividuals who worked at a New York Denny’s between January 2019 and April 2026 may be eligible to claim a cash payment from a class action settlement.Denny’s $440,000 Unpaid Wages Class Action SettlementWeekly NewsletterClass actions settlements delivered to your inbox.Thank you! Check your inbox for a welcome email.Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.Nicole AljetsEditor & Community ManagerPublishedSeptember 4, 2026 11:44 AMUpdatedSeptember 4, 2026Join the DiscussionCurrent and former employees who worked at a Denny’s restaurant in New York between Jan. 1, 2019, and April 30, 2026, that Top Line Restaurants or Reveille Management operated may qualify to submit a claim for unpaid wages from a class action settlement.Top Line Restaurants Inc. and Reveille Management LLC agreed to pay $440,000 to settle claims that they failed to pay certain required wages to employees. The Office of the New York State Attorney General found these companies did not consistently pay “spread of hours” pay, which is an extra hour of pay at the minimum wage rate for each day an employee’s workday exceeded 10 hours, including all breaks and split shifts. Who can file a claim?Current or former employees must meet the following criteria:They worked at one of the 23 Denny’s franchise locations in New York operated by Top Line Restaurants or Reveille Management between Jan. 1, 2019, and April 30, 2026.They worked at least one day where the total time from start to finish, including all breaks, meal periods and split shifts, was more than 10 hours.They did not receive an additional hour of pay at the then-applicable minimum wage for those qualifying days, which is known as “spread of hours” pay.How much are settlement payments?Cash payment: Eligible individuals can submit a claim to receive a cash payment.