FORT LAUDERDALE — A former employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against PPI Inc., d/b/a Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park, fictitiously a/k/a The Isle Casino and Racing at Pompano Park, alleging violation of minimum-wage law.
Paul Slack, a former poker dealer, filed a complaint on Jan. 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against the defendants, alleging that they failed to pay him fair wages.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that he suffered damages from not being paid minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The plaintiff holds the defendants responsible for the alleged incorrect application of a tip credit that resulted in him being paid too little.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks all damages, liquidated damages, all legal fees and any other relief as this court deems just. He is represented by Christopher J. Whitelock of Whitelock & Associates, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Case number 0:17-cv-60143-WJZ