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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Kirkwood Bar & Grill Hit With Wage Lawsuit

Former cook alleges restaurant failed to pay him overtime.

A former cook of the Kirkwood Bar & Grill has filed a federal lawsuit against the restaurant, claiming it failed to pay him overtime money he is owed. Quentin Gibson, a Clayton County resident who worked at the restaurant from October 2012 to Dec. 21, 2012, is seeking the overtime pay, plus damages equal to that amount and attorneys' fees. Gibson filed the lawsuit Jan. 30 in the U.S. District Court's Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta. "From on or about October 2012 through December 21, 2012, Defendants willfully failed to compensate Plaintiff at an hourly rate above or equal to the minimum wage as established in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act," the complaint alleges. "He would work 70-hour weeks and get paid a straight…

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City Board Approves Kirkwood Bar & Grill Liquor License Application

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Péralte Paul

2:34 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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Friday, October 19, 2012

UPDATED: Residents File Lawsuit Seeking Judicial Review of 280 Elizabeth St. Project

Several Inman Park residents say the Urban Design Commission was wrong to approve the $45 million mixed-use project.

Several Inman Park residents, who oppose a $45 million mixed-use development that would bring high-density construction to 280 Elizabeth St., are appealing a city board's decision to green light the project. The plaintiffs in the case — Milner "Scott" Ball, Frank Schultz, Janet Grace and Marguerite Sweet — filed the appeal in Fulton County Superior Court Sept. 21. They want the judge to review the process by which the developer was granted several variances and if it meets the requirements of the Inman Park Hisrtoric Overlay District Ordinance. The named defendants are the city of Atlanta, the Atlanta Urban Design Commission and JPX Works LLC, one of the developers behind the project. Both the city, on behalf of the AUDC and JPX Works, in …

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Urban Design Commission Approves 280 Elizabeth St. Project, Urban Design Commission To Review 280 Elizabeth St. Project, Inman Park Supports 280 Elizabeth St. Project, and 1 more ›

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