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Domino's ignores illegal working conditions, says New York Atty General Schneiderman

The New York State Attorney General reached a settlement agreement with Domino's Pizza, the latest restaurant franchise cited for labor violations such as underpaying employees and failing to pay overtime.

May 27, 2015

The New York State Attorney General reached a settlement agreement with Domino's Pizza, the latest restaurant franchise cited for labor violations such as underpaying employees and failing to pay overtime, according to a press release from the office.

Four Domino's franchisees who own 29 stores in New York and a single owner of six franchises settled for a total of $970,000. The Attorney General's office investigated the case from 2008-2014, which ended with franchisees admitting to labor law violations. Last year, 26 Domino's stores in the state settled similar cases.

Attorney General Andrew Schneiderman urged the Domino's Pizza corporation to increase its supervision of franchisees' pay procedures

Schneiderman called on the Domino's Pizza corporation and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Doyle to exercise increased oversight of franchisees' pay practices.

"In the past two years, the owners of over fifty New York Domino's franchise locations have admitted to violations of some of the most basic labor law protections – an appalling record of ongoing disregard for workers' rights," Attorney General Schneiderman said in a statement. "Franchisors like Domino's need to step up to the plate and fix this problem. Franchisors routinely visit franchise stores to monitor operations – down to the number of pepperonis on each pizza – to protect their brand, and yet they turn a blind eye to illegal working conditions. My message for Domino's CEO Patrick Doyle is this: To protect the Domino's brand, protect the basic rights of the people who wear the Domino's uniform, who make and deliver your pizzas."