Did Waffle House illegally charge workers for using tobacco? What a new class-action lawsuit claims

Waffle House lawsuit: Employees seek refunds over alleged illegal tobacco health insurance surcharge

If you work at Waffle House and use tobacco products, you may have been paying an extra fee on your health insurance that a new federal lawsuit says was illegal. A Georgia woman wants that money back for herself and thousands of others. A former Waffle House server named Corkeitha Hicks filed a class action lawsuit against the Norcross, Georgia-based restaurant chain, accusing the company of illegally charging tobacco-using employees an extra $9…

Lawsuit claims Waffle House discriminates against smokers

The lawsuit says employees who smoke were given a "tobacco surcharge" on health insurance.

Did Waffle House illegally charge workers for using tobacco? What a new class-action lawsuit claims

A Georgia woman has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Waffle House, Inc., accusing the restaurant chain of illegally charging tobacco-using employees a monthly health insurance surcharge in violation of federal law.

Waffle House Sued Over $92 Tobacco Surcharge

A former Waffle House server filed suit alleging the chain charged employees $92/month for tobacco use; plaintiffs seek class status and refunds.

Waffle House Sued for Alleged Discrimination Against Smoking Employees Through an Insurance Surcharge Program

Waffle House has illegally been charging employees who use tobacco an extra $92 a month for health insurance through an unlawful surcharge program, a former server alleges in a proposed class-action lawsuit seeking more than $5 million. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, alleges the restaurant giant violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by imposing tobacco surcharges without giving wo…