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| | locations = 7 (as of 2013; down from 21 in 2011)<ref name=WaPo>{{cite news|last=Zuckerman|first=Catherine|title=The Upper Crust Pizzeria|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/the-upper-crust-pizzeria,1208168/critic-review.html|accessdate=May 31, 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> | |||
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| The '''Upper Crust Pizzeria''' |
The '''Upper Crust Pizzeria''' is a Boston, United States based chain of ] restaurants. Founded by Jordan Tobins, the first location opened in ] in 2001. It has won local accolades such as "Best Gourmet Pizza" (]) and "Boston's Best Pizza". ('']'') By May 2009, the chain had grown to 14 locations and 17 by July 2010. In April 2011 the Upper Crust opened its 21st location, and its first outside of ], in Washington, D.C. and announced plans to open additional restaurants in the DC area over the next five years. | ||
| In 2012, the company went through a reorganization, and the company now plans to expand the brand nationally over the next several years. | |||
| ==Department of Labor findings and subsequent lawsuits and investigations== | |||
| A ] investigation of the company's pay practices from April 2007 through April 2009 revealed that Upper Crust’s hourly workers were paid straight time even after they exceeded 40 hours in a week. The company was ordered to pay more than US$341,000 in back wages to about 121 workers for uncompensated overtime.<ref name="suit">{{cite news |title=Upper Crust sued over pay dispute |first=Jenn |last=Abelson |newspaper=] |date=July 17, 2010 |url=http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/07/17/upper_crust_sued_over_pay_dispute/}}</ref> The Labor Department began a new investigation of the company in 2010.<ref name=globedec10/> | |||
| On July 16, 2010, a lawsuit was filed against the company by two former employees, claiming that the Upper Crust had forced employees to give back thousands of these dollars.<ref name="suit"/> The lawsuit claims that Upper Crust made illegal deductions from the plaintiff's wages, paid below the legal minimum wage, and retaliated against those who complained.<ref name="suit"/> Tobins described the plaintiffs as "disgruntled ex-employees" "trying to figure out a way to extort money from our business".<ref name="suit"/> On December 20, 2010 a former operations manager at Upper Crust filed a lawsuit that accuses the Boston pizza chain of retaliating against him after he reported the company to the US Department of Labor for allegedly violating wage and hour laws.<ref name=globedec10>{{cite news |title=Former Upper Crust manager alleges retaliation|first=Jenn |last=Abelson |newspaper=] |date=December 20, 2010 |url=http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2010/12/forme_upper_cru.html}}</ref> | |||
| In 2011, '']'' reported that several former employees have claimed that ] (ICE) is investigating the company's alleged hiring of illegal immigrants and other labor violations.<ref name=globemarch11>{{cite news |url=http://articles.boston.com/2011-03-15/business/29349696_1_immigration-investigation-immigration-officials-exploitation-of-immigrant-labor |title=Upper Crust faces US immigration investigation |author=Jenn Abelson |date=March 15, 2011 |work=] |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}</ref><ref name=upimarch11>{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2011/03/15/ICE-investigating-Upper-Crust/UPI-24031300217232/ |title=ICE investigating Upper Crust |date=March 15, 2011 |publisher=UPI |accessdate=January 12, 2012}}</ref> Labor and student groups including Massachusetts Jobs with Justice have organized boycotts and protest over the companies labor practices.<ref name=globemarch11/><ref name=upimarch11/> The company has denied knowledge of any investigation and characterized the allegations as false, malicious, and defamatory and the boycotts as misguided.<ref name=globemarch11/> | |||
| In early 2012, further allegations of criminality surfaced, as Jordan Tobins was placed on leave after using company funds for personal expenses.<ref>{{cite news |title=Upper Crust accused of scheming on pay |first=Jenn |last=Abelson |url=http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/06/18/upper-crust-schemed-take-back-workers-overtime-former-chief-financial-officer-says/5eIvaPrXLVXYxyAloeauzN/story.html |newspaper=] |date=June 19, 2012 |accessdate=November 16, 2012}}</ref> The company filed for bankruptcy in late 2012, shuttering all of its locations. The location in ] was subsequently purchased by an attorney who had represented the chain's employees in a lawsuit, to be re-opened as a partly employee-owned pizzeria. <ref name="crimson"> "]", January 23, 2013 </ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 15 February 2013
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | Boston, Massachusetts, 2001 |
| Founder | Jordan Tobins |
| Headquarters | Boston, MA, U.S. |
| Number of locations | 10 |
| Area served | Eastern United States |
| Products | pizza |
| Owner | Jordan Tobins and others |
| Website | www |
The Upper Crust Pizzeria is a Boston, United States based chain of pizzeria restaurants. Founded by Jordan Tobins, the first location opened in Beacon Hill in 2001. It has won local accolades such as "Best Gourmet Pizza" (Boston magazine) and "Boston's Best Pizza". (The Improper Bostonian) By May 2009, the chain had grown to 14 locations and 17 by July 2010. In April 2011 the Upper Crust opened its 21st location, and its first outside of New England, in Washington, D.C. and announced plans to open additional restaurants in the DC area over the next five years.
In 2012, the company went through a reorganization, and the company now plans to expand the brand nationally over the next several years.
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