CURRENT CASES
Wicked Butcher
Case Information
On May 6, 2026, our firm filed a federal collective action lawsuit on behalf of a group of servers who worked at Wicked Butcher’s Dallas location at Comerica Bank Tower and Fort Worth location at The Sinclair Hotel. The lawsuit, Caywood v. DRG Hospitality, LLC and Wicked Butcher 1 LLC, Case No. 3:26-cv-01467-E, is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The lawsuit alleges that Wicked Butcher restaurant violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal law governing the payment of wages and tips to tipped employees.
More specifically, the lawsuit alleges that Wicked Butcher unlawfully: (1) failed to provide servers with the tip-credit notice required by federal law; (2) required servers to pay out of their own pockets for uniforms, tools, and other items; (3) used the servers’ tip pool to subsidize the wages of employees Wicked Butcher was legally required to pay from its own pocket; and (4) paid servers the subminimum tipped hourly rate to perform non-tipped tasks unrelated to their occupations as servers, including sweeping and scrubbing floors, polishing silverware and glassware, taking out trash, washing dishes, cleaning the soda machine, moving furniture on the rooftop, and other cleaning and prep work, much of it performed when Wicked Butcher was closed to customers.
You are eligible to join this lawsuit if:
- You worked at least one shift as a server at Wicked Butcher in Dallas (Comerica Bank Tower) or Fort Worth (The Sinclair Hotel) at any time in the last three years; and
- You were paid a direct hourly cash wage of less than $7.25 per hour (commonly $2.13 per hour) before accounting for tips
You Are Protected From Retaliation
Federal law makes it illegal for Wicked Butcher, DRG Hospitality, or anyone acting on their behalf to fire, demote, cut hours, change schedules, blacklist, or otherwise retaliate against you for joining or supporting this lawsuit. See 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3). If retaliation occurs, it creates a separate federal claim with its own damages, including lost wages, emotional distress, and punitive damages.
We routinely take swift legal action against employers who retaliate. If you experience anything that feels like retaliation before or after joining, contact us immediately.
Status Updates
May 6, 2026 – Lawsuit filed
Protect Your Rights
For additional information about the lawsuit, including information about your rights and how to join, please contact us by calling or texting or office: 817-479-9229, emailing info@herrmannlaw.com, or submitting your information below and we will contact you within 1 business day.
RESULTS MATTER
On March 24, 2026, just six weeks before this lawsuit was filed, Herrmann Law obtained a $21,285,514.82 judgment in Paschal v. Perry’s Restaurants, Ltd. on behalf of more than 700 Texas servers. After a bench trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, United States District Judge Robert Pitman found that Perry’s Steakhouse operated an unlawful tip pool that funneled servers’ tips to employees who were not customarily and regularly tipped by customers, that the violations were willful, and that founder and owner Christopher V. Perry was personally liable for the entire judgment. The award is one of the largest federal wage judgments ever entered against a Texas restaurant group. The lead attorneys at Herrmann Law who represented the servers in the Perry’s Steakhouse case are leading the case against Wicked Butcher. Read the full ruling and breakdown in the Perry’s Steakhouse case here: Federal Court Orders Perry’s Steakhouse to Pay $21.2 Million for Stealing Its Servers’ Tips.
WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT
Herrmann law doesn’t represent “big business” – we represent you. Our firm is focused on helping and supporting employees. We are hard-working lawyers who come from hard-working backgrounds, and our attorneys bring our strong personal work ethics and a wealth of professional experience to every case we handle. We are steadfastly determined to garner the best possible results for you in your matter, as we are in every case we take on at our firm.
Our experience in handling employee/employer matters ranges from single plaintiff cases to representing employees in large class actions. We have fought against some of the largest companies in the world, represented by attorneys from large multi-national law firms, and time after time, we have found success on behalf of employees like you. Herrmann Law is here for you – we are dedicated to providing world-class service to employees in all types of workplace disputes.
EXPERIENCE
We have represented numerous employees in everything from single plaintiff cases to representing employees in large class actions. We have been up against some of the largest companies in the world who were represented by large, international law firms. Time and time again, our experience and narrow focus in representing employees gives us the upper hand.
