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Denny's NY (Top Line) $440K Unpaid Wages Settlement

By the Class Action Buddy Editorial Team · Last reviewed September 21, 2026 · ✓ verified against https://www.nydennyssettlement.com/ read 2026-09-21

New York's Attorney General secured this Denny's settlement, and that changes how it works in your favor: the state already determined who's owed what from the company's own records. The $440,000 fund comes from Reveille Management and Top Line Restaurants, the Western New York franchise operator behind these Denny's locations, after the OAG found workers weren't paid "spread of hours" — the extra hour at minimum wage owed whenever a restaurant workday stretches past ten hours, breaks included, between January 2019 and April 2026. Because it's a government enforcement deal rather than a private class action, there's no opt-out machinery and no fee fight. If the OAG's review says you qualify, Atticus mails you a notice — they started going out in mid-August 2026 — and the login on it files your claim. There's nothing to prove and no amount to argue; the OAG has sole discretion over payments, which arrive as wages with a W-2. New York child support judgments get offset first, and you'd have 14 days to respond to that notice. The claim deadline is October 31, 2026, online or by mail. One caveat worth naming: this covers Top Line's New York locations, not Denny's restaurants everywhere.