IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE OVER 165 EMPLOYEES WHO WORKED AT THE IHOP RESTAURANT ON UNIVERSITY PARKWAY, IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THERE IS A CERTIFIED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS. In August 2004, a class action lawsuit was filed against Defendant, Chudhary Rafiq Ahmad, the owner and operator of the IHOP restaurant located at 4023 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407. On April 7, 2008, the Court certified the case, and all claims asserted therein, as a class action! The lawsuit seeks unpaid wages and other damages resulting from Mr. Ahmad's refusal to permit over 165 of his hard-working, minimum wage IHOP employees: (1) to take half-hour, uninterrupted, meal breaks during shifts in excess of 5 hours; (2) to take regular paid ten minute, uninterrupted breaks during shifts of 3.5 hours or more; (3) his refusal to pay all earned overtime; (4) his unlawful deduction of 1/2 hour of pay from each employee's shift; (5) his failure to reimburse employees for the cost of purchasing and maintaining uniforms; (6) his failure to pay the employees all of their earned wages at the time they are discharged or quit; and (7) his failure to provide lawful wage statements which accurately record earned wages. [**UPDATE**] ON JULY 27, 2009, ATTORNEY ROBERT W. SKRIPKO PRESENTED WITNESS TESTIMONY FROM CLASS MEMBERS AND SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED A JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT EMPLOYER, CHUDHARY RAFIQ AHMAD.  ON  JUNE 22, 2010 JUDGE W. ROBERT FAWKE SIGNED AN AMENDED JUDGMENT (*SEE LINK TO AMENDED JUDGMENT BELOW) IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,588,443.53 AGAINST MR. AHMAD.  THE LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT W. SKRIPKO JR., APLC, HAS COMMENCED EFFORTS TO COLLECT ON THE AMENDED JUDGMENT. Please contact class counsel, Robert W. Skripko, Esq., of the Law Office of Robert W. Skripko, Jr., APLC, at your earliest convenience. Your assistance is critical to our ability to recover monetary damages on your behalf. You can contact us by: Telephone: (714) 543-6200; or E-Mail: rwskripko@aol.com *CLICK HERE TO VIEW AMENDED JUDGMENT