The Capital Grille controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2013
Thanksgiving opening and holiday-pay dispute
The Pittsburgh restaurant opened on Thanksgiving for the first time, leading employees and restaurant-worker advocates to protest the requirement to work without holiday pay. Pittsburgh City Council passed a resolution opposing the decision.
2012
Racial discrimination and wage litigation
Employees in five states filed lawsuits alleging that the company favored white workers for more lucrative tipped positions and violated wage rules by requiring tipped workers to share earnings with non-tipped employees. The supplied source does not establish the final disposition of the litigation.