A former manager for a Wingstop franchisee sued Wingstop in Georgia federal court in October 2026. She alleges the company’s operations director said it preferred white people in management and that she was fired after rejecting her boss’s sexual advances. The claims are allegations, not established findings.
By David Aaro ( October 29, 2026, 6:33 PM EDT) -- A former manager for a Wingstop franchisee sued the company in Georgia federal court Thursday, claiming that its director of operations said the company preferred white people in management and that she was later fired after turning down her boss's sexual advances. . . .
The U.S. Labor Department said Boss Wings Enterprises, owned by rapper Rick Ross’s family, violated labor rules at five Mississippi Wingstop locations. It recovered $51,674 in back wages for 244 workers and assessed $62,753 in civil penalties. The department cited deductions that pushed wages below minimum and a 15-year-old working late.
A company owned by rapper Rick Ross' family has been fined for labor violations at five of its Wingstop locations in Mississippi, the U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday.
Boss Wings Enterprises LLC made employees pay for their uniforms, safety trainings, background checks and cash register shortages, the Labor Department said.
A report said Wingstop manager Carnael Irene allegedly squirted ranch dressing at customers and threw hot cooking oil toward them during a Florida confrontation on January 28; a minor suffered leg burns. Irene was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse and aggravated battery. Wingstop said it took swift action and that she no longer worked there.
A similar incident took place in Florida on Jan.28. Carnael Irene, a Wingstop manager, was seen on surveillance video getting into a confrontation with customers.
Far West Restaurant Group, owner-operator of two independently run Wingstop restaurants in East Los Angeles and Walnut Park, agreed to a $667,414.05 settlement after a county investigation into alleged wage violations from 2017 to 2021 affecting 309 employees. The agreement includes back wages and fines for workers and the county.
The owner-operators of two Wingstop restaurants have agreed to a $667,414 settlement with 309 employees, including back pay and fines, in the unincorporated communities of East Los Angeles and Walnut Park over allegations of wage violations, officials announced today. (File photo by Fielding Buck, SCNG)
The Los Angeles County Office of Labor Equity, within the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA), announced the completion of the largest settlement since the County’s Minimum Wage Ordinance went into effect in 2016. The settlement involves allegations of wage violations over four years affecting 309 employees at two independently owned and operated Wingstop restaurants in the unincorporated communities of East Los Angeles and Walnut Park.
In February 2026, Wingstop was among restaurant brands whose parent groups left the Better Chicken Commitment and joined the industry-led Sustainable Chicken Forum. UKHospitality said the forum would improve welfare while addressing environmental impact and supply. Animal-welfare groups criticized the move, arguing the pledge’s exit weakened protections for chickens.
Eight restaurant groups, which also include the owners of Burger King and Nando's, have left the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC), in which they pledged to stop using fast-growing chickens, for an industry-led plan without that commitment.
California’s Labor Commissioner’s Office said in September 2024 that franchisee Clinton Lewis agreed to a $1.7 million settlement benefiting about 550 workers at five Bakersfield-area Wingstop locations. The case concerned allegations that separate corporate entities were used to deprive workers of wages, overtime and meal-break premiums; the settlement resolved the citations.
The owner created separate corporate entities for his restaurants, depriving employees of a higher minimum wage, overtime pay and meal break premiums, the state alleged.
Employees scheduled to work at more than one Wingstop in one day were denied overtime pay when they worked more than eight hours in a workday or 40 hours in a workweek. Lewis avoided paying missed meal break premiums to staff when scheduling them at more than one location. Additionally, employees were not compensated for off-the-clock work during their time traveling from one location to another.
Bakersfield—The Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) has cited five Kern County Wingstop restaurants and their owner, Clinton Lewis, $3,161,606 for wage theft violations affecting 551 workers. The owner created separate corporate entities for each of his restaurants, making it seem that each restaurant was a different employer, which deprived employees of a higher minimum wage, overtime pay, and missed meal break premiums when they worked at more than one Wingstop location owned by Lewis.
California’s civil rights agency said a Muslim applicant alleged a Paradise Wings, LLC manager rejected her request to wear a headscarf and skirt for religious reasons. The agency found cause to believe a violation occurred and filed suit. In a 2018 settlement, the franchisee agreed to pay her $5,000 and provide hiring-process training.
Sacramento – The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has reached a settlement in a religious discrimination case with Paradise Wings, LLC doing business as Wingstop Restaurant (Paradise Wings) involving a job applicant who was denied employment because of her religious dress practice.
A 2025 Black Enterprise report described two separate incidents in Tennessee and Florida, months apart, in which former Wingstop employees were allegedly arrested for assaulting customers with hot grease. The supplied evidence does not provide further details or outcomes for the Florida incident.
Wingstop is grappling with two disturbing incidents involving employees allegedly using hot grease during customer disputes. The incidents occurred in Tennessee and Florida, months apart.
Wingstop employees are getting out of hand. Ex-employees, in separate states, have been arrested for assaulting customers with hot grease.
On February 7, 2023, a federal judge ruled that NCR must face a proposed class action alleging it collected and disclosed Wingstop employees’ fingerprint scans without consent, violating Illinois biometric privacy law. The court rejected the argument that NCR’s status as a third-party vendor shielded it from liability.
NCR Corp. must face a proposed class action alleging it collected and disclosed fingerprint scans of Wingstop Inc. employees without their consent in violation of Illinois’ biometric data privacy law, a federal court ruled.
A Black Enterprise report said that on July 22, former employee Johnisa Herring allegedly threw scalding oil at two customers at a Memphis Wingstop after a bill was reportedly 61 cents short. Police affidavits said both customers were burned; Herring was arrested and faced aggravated-assault charges. The year is not specified.
On July 22, at a Memphis Wingstop, Johnisa Herring allegedly threw a bowl of scalding oil at two customers. The customer’s offense was allegedly being 61 cents short on their bill. The 25-year-old ex-employee is currently facing aggravated assault charges for the attack.