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No Tips From Tom?

cityfile · 12/12/08 01:02PM

Add Tom Colicchio to the long list of high-profile chefs who have been slapped with a lawsuit by a disgruntled ex-employee: A former Craftbar waitress filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against Colicchio and his company, Craft Worldwide Holdings, for allegedly misappropriating employee tips, failing to pay minimum wage, and withholding overtime pay. (She also claims Colicchio's company refused to pay to clean her work uniform.) The good news for Tom? We're guessing he'll have lots of useful advice to share with contestants when this trend eventually gets incorporated into an episode of Top Chef. [NYT]