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Gordon Ramsay’s LA Restaurant Sued for Alleged Unpaid Wages

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061813 GordonRamsay2?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1371573427467Michael Lavine/FOX(LOS ANGELES) — Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has found himself in a kitchen nightmare. Former employees of his Los Angeles eatery are suing him for what they say are unpaid wages.

Four former employees of The Fat Cow restaurant filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming, among other things, that they were forced to work grueling eight-hour shifts without a meal break. They’re also alleging that hourly employees weren’t always paid their minimum wage of $8 an hour and denied overtime pay.

The plaintiffs say they were not provided with proper documentation for their hours worked and their compensation.

“There were hand-written paychecks sometimes. There was … no accounting at all,” attorney Lauren Abrams, who is representing the group of former employees, said.

Ramsay, 46, has built an empire shouting expletives at aspiring chefs and struggling restaurant owners on reality-TV shows Kitchen Nightmares and Hell’s Kitchen. His fiery temper has contributed to his media appeal, but has also been the subject of much criticism.

A representative for Ramsay acknowledged the issue but pointed to previous management. “We are aware there was a problem with previous management, which has since been changed, but this is totally unacceptable if any truth to it,” the representative told ABC News.

Ramsay, who earned $38 million last year, does not run day-to-day operations at The Fat Cow, which opened in September.

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