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Julia E. Kobick

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D. Mass. · May 12, 2026 · mentioned judge

Judge Denies Conditional Certification in FLSA Wage Theft Suit Over Tip Retention and Overtime Claims

A federal judge in Massachusetts denied a server’s motion to certify a collective action alleging wage theft and tip retention, ruling the plaintiff failed to show other employees were similarly situated to his claims.

DENGTAO CAO a/k/a PHILLIP CAO, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. HUNGRY POT DARTMOUTH INC., HUAXIN CHEN a/k/a LEO CHEN, HONG AN ZHENG, YI PING ZHENG, and SHUO CHEN, Defendants.