Italian giant Michael White is the latest restaurateur to be slapped with a suit from employees seeking unpaid wages.

Three current servers at White’s upscale Italian Midtown restaurant Alto have filed suit against the chef in federal court, alleging that his partner Chris Cannon and their Altamarea Group violated state and federal labor laws by requiring the waitstaff to share tips with a general manager. The suit was filed on behalf of Arturo Reyes, Daniel Medino and Jose Arenas, all of Queens.

The suit also seeks full minimum wage for the employees. Under federal law, employees who earn tips can be paid a lower rate than employees who do not receive gratuities, provided that those workers retain the tips they earn. The suit alleges White and Cannon broke the law by distributing servers’ tips to a manager, thus entitling servers to be paid the full minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, up from $4.65 per hour.

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