Justin Timberlake Sued By Busboy

 

26-year-old Felipe Ramales is suing Justin Timberlake, saying the pop star’s Manhattan barbecue joint didn’t pay him a legal wage during the time he worked at JT’s eatery.

The busboy said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday that he worked for Timberlake’s Southern Hospitality restaurant for about a year before he left in June.

The suit said Ramales and other staffers didn’t get their proper share of a gratuity charge that the Upper East Side restaurant automatically collected from parties with six or more diners. Ramales, of the Bronx, also said he worked more than 40 hours per week without getting overtime.

A manager at the restaurant, Chris Russell, called the lawsuit baseless. He said staff members received every dime of their tips, and busboys were paid well over the legal minimum wage.

Publicists for Timberlake did not immediately respond to e-mail messages Friday night. The lawsuit also names two other partners in the restaurant; Russell said he couldn’t immediately provide phone numbers for them.

Justin Timberlake opened Southern Hospitality back in July 2007 with his pals / business partners Eytan Sugarman and Trace Ayala.

Lawsuits alleging similar labor law violations have been filed against several other New York City restaurants in recent years.