An organization that wants to eliminate the tipped minimum wage is suing Orlando-based Darden Restaurants, arguing the tipped wage increases sexual harassment and creates a gap in wages between employees of color and white employees.
One Fair Wage filed the lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. Northern District Court of California.
The group filed an EEOC complaint last year against Darden making a similar argument. The lawsuit states the EEOC dismissed the charge at the request of One Fair Wage and issued it a right to sue notice.