It's the second such suit the company has settled with workers in recent years.
Topgolf in The Colony, on Friday, May 22, 2020.Topgolf Entertainment Corp. will settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the employer of giving managers incentives to pay employees below minimum wage, according to court filings this week.
The case was initially filed in Texas federal court in February 2020 by a former Topgolf server and bartender at its venue in Spring, and the terms of the settlement are unclear. Thousands of workers had opted to join the nationwide class-action lawsuit since the 2020 complaint, according to filings.
Topgolf categorically denied all allegations in its response and alleged that an LLC called Topgolf USA Spring Holdings, which is also named in the suit, was the employer of the worker filing suit and not Topgolf Entertainment Corp. A spokesperson for the Dallas-based company declined to comment on the suit.Fair Labor Standards Act
in multiple ways. The FLSA is the law that defines the 40-hour workweek and overtime and minimum wage rules at the federal level. Like many bars and restaurants, Topgolf took advantage of a provision of the FLSA that allows employers to pay a worker $2.13 per hour — below minimum wage — if they’re receiving tips, the suit said.
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