Mount Airy Settles Dispute with Table Game Dealers for $2.3M

The Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County has ended litigation against the property, choosing to settle for $2.3 million with table games dealers. 

The settlement arose from a class-action complaint in which staffers alleged that they were deprived of certain working benefits, such as tips, pay, and overtime.

Mount Airy Settlement Now Formalized

This comes more than a year after the original complaint was filed with the US District Court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania back in February 2025. The complaint was filed by Jennifer Mak of Cresco and William Neidig of Whitehall, former employees at the property themselves, and on behalf of 700 employees.

The plaintiffs claim that the casino has failed ot pay over $5 million in wagers and overtime during the period targeted by the complaint. 

The original complaint pointed out numerous issues with the working practices that ended up hurting the plaintiffs financially, including pooling employee tips and sharing them with supervisors, rounding work hours on time clocks, and not reporting overtime correctly. 

All of this constituted violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, but also a couple of local laws, to wit, the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act and the Wage Payment and Collection Law. 

Settlement Is Less Than Its Intended Amount But Still Worthwhile 

Ultimately, though, the settlement will miss the $5-million mark sought by the plaintiffs, but District Judge Joseph Saporito has argued that the $2.3-million settlement is a “fair, reasonable, and adequate” amount, citing the difficulty of litigating such cases.

This means that each of the plaintiffs would get up to $2,100. Mark and Neidig would get $10,000 each as they were crucial to the settlement and the litigation outcome, and eight employees would get the minimum amount of $100 only. 

Litigation between casinos and their staff is not uncommon. Casino workers have repeatedly asked for better overall conditions, whether it concerns hours, pay, or conditions such as no indoor smoking.

A seminal lawsuit was filed against Wynn Las Vegas over largely the same issue. The property was accused of forcing employees to share tips with their supervisors, which led to a similar outcome. 

In 2021, Wynn agreed to settle the case with 1,000 current and former employees, paying a $5.6 million settlement.