MARSH v. J. ALEXANDER'S LLC

Nos. 15-15791, 15-15794, 15-16561, 15-16659, 16-15003, 16-15004, 16-15005, 16-15118, 16-16033.

869 F.3d 1108 (2017)

Alec MARSH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. ALEXANDER'S LLC, Defendant-Appellee. Crystal Sheehan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Romulus Incorporated, dba International House of Pancakes, Defendant-Appellee. Silvia Alarcon, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Arriba Enterprises Incorporated, dba Arriba Mexican Grill, Defendant-Appellee. Sarosha Hogan; Nicholas Jackson; Skylar Vazquez; Thomas Armstrong; Philip Todd; Maria Hurkmans, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc., dba AMC Theatres Esplanade 14, Defendant-Appellee. Nathan Llanos, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. Kristen Romero, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. Andrew Fields, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. Alto Williams, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. American Blue Ribbons Holdings LLC, Defendant-Appellee. Stephanie R. Fausnacht, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lion's Den Management, LLC, dba Denny's, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jahan C. Sagafi (argued), Outten & Golden LLP, San Francisco, California; Clifford P. Bendau II , The Bendau Law Firm, Phoenix, Arizona; Jamie G. Sypulski , Law Office of Jamie Golden Sypulski, Chicago, Illinois; Douglas M. Werman , Werman Salas P.C., Chicago, Illinois; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Paul DeCamp (argued), Jackson Lewis P.C., Reston, Virginia; Stephanie M. Cerasano , Jackson Lewis P.C., Phoenix, Arizona; for Defendant-Appellee P.F. Chang's China Bistro.

David A. Selden (argued), Julie A. Pace , and Heidi Nunn-Gilman , The Cavanagh Law Firm, Phoenix, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee Romulus, Inc.

Robert W. Horton and Mary Leigh Pirtle , Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Nashville, Tennessee; Eric M. Fraser , Osborn Maledon P.A., Phoenix, Arizona; for Defendant-Appellee J. Alexander's LLC.

Karen L. Karr , Clark Hill PLC, Scottsdale, Arizona, for Defendants-Appellees Arriba Enterprises Inc. and Lion's Den Management LLC.

Tracy A. Miller , Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C., Phoenix, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellant American Multi-Cinema Inc.

Caroline Larsen and Alexandra J. Gill , Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C., Phoenix, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee American Blue Ribbon Holdings LLC.

Sarah K. Marcus (argued), Senior Attorney; Paul L. Frieden , Counsel for Appellate Litigation; Jennifer S. Brand , Associate Solicitor; M. Patricia Smith , Solicitor of Labor; Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Secretary of Labor.

Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Paez.


OPINION

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) generally requires employers to pay a cash wage of $7.25 per hour to their employees. 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(c). But where an "employee engage[s] in an occupation in which he customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips," id. §...

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