The same legal firm that wrestled Capitol Hill-based Pagliacci into settling a $3.75 million wage theft lawsuit with delivery drivers has turned its sights on another Seattle pizza target.

The Terrell Marshall Law Group is suing Zeeks Pizza on behalf of a former employee in a class action case that could represent around 100 delivery drivers.

The lawsuit filed last week claims Zeeks withheld wages and tips owed to delivery drivers. Monetary damages would be determined at trial. The suit names the company’s management Thomas Vial, Douglas McLure, and Daniel Black, and franchise owners Monica Pavelka and Chris Flanders.

Zeeks Pizza opened on Capitol Hill on 19th Ave E in 2019 under franchisee and neighborhood resident Sean Murray. Murray is not named in the suit filed on behalf of “all individuals who are or have been employed as delivery drivers at any Zeek’s Pizza restaurant in the State of Washington” since May 2018.

In April, Pagliacci ended a four-year court battle with the Terrell Marshall Law Group, agreeing to settle a similar class action case.

In the announcement of the settlement agreement, Pagliacci pointed out that it is not alone among well known Seattle restaurant businesses getting dinged over wage theft.

“Class-action lawsuits regarding service fees have hit other large restaurant groups in Seattle, including Tom Douglas Seattle Kitchen and chef Josh Henderson, both of whom felt they’d complied with existing law but settled as a more expedient way to resolve things,” the company’s statement read.

You can now add Zeeks Pizza to the list.

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