Published on: December 30, 2025, 07:51h.
Updated on: December 30, 2025, 07:51h.
- Mount Airy Casino Resort has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit
- The case claimed that the casino intentionally breached federal labor laws concerning tipped workers
Mount Airy Casino Resort, nestled in the Pocono Mountains, has finalized a settlement related to a class-action lawsuit that will provide compensation to nearly 700 current and former workers.
Federal Judge Joseph Saporito of Pennsylvania’s Middle District Court has approved the settlement involving the class and Mount Airy #1, LLC, the casino’s parent company.
Mount Airy has committed to paying $2.3 million to settle the allegations, with approximately $1.47 million allocated to the affected employees. The rest will cover legal fees, court costs, and settlement administration.
Class members employed at Mount Airy from February 7, 2022, to May 8, 2025, will each receive an average payment of $2,000. A final approval hearing is scheduled for February 19 in Wilkes-Barre to finalize the settlement.
Lawyers Declare ‘Excellent Outcome’
As reported by Casino.org, the lawsuit against Mount Airy Casino was initiated in February by plaintiffs Jennifer Mak and William Neidig. The plaintiffs asserted that Mount Airy breached the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by taking a tip credit to count a portion of the employees’ tips towards their federal minimum wage duties.
The FLSA requires employers claiming a tip credit to properly inform their employees, a requirement the class claimed Mount Airy neglected. Additionally, the plaintiffs alleged that the casino violated provisions regarding tip pooling by permitting tips to be shared with paid time-off employees and non-tipped supervisors and managers.
The proposed eligible class consists of 696 minimum wage workers at Mount Airy Casino Resort. According to the attorneys representing the plaintiffs, the average settlement amount will exceed $2,000 per individual, with no participant receiving less than $100.
“Class members will receive checks automatically unless they opt out. In return for their settlement payments, members will agree to a narrowly defined release of claims specific to the issues raised in the complaint,” the settlement documentation states.
“This is a stellar outcome for class members,” the plaintiffs’ legal team concluded.
In 2012, plaintiff Mak brought a lawsuit against her previous employer, Parx Casino, regarding allegations of inadequate accommodation for her epilepsy. That case was resolved out of court.
Trump Visit
Recently, Mount Airy Casino welcomed President Donald Trump, who sought to promote his first year back in the White House. During his address to hundreds of supporters in the resort’s ballroom, he claimed that the US was previously “dead” but is now “the hottest country in the world.”
In the gaming sector, many had hoped the president would discuss the tax implications related to the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which will restrict gambling loss deductions against winnings to just 90% in the coming year. Such adjustments could require gamblers to pay federal taxes on non-existent income.
Differing from most businesses that can deduct expenses from their total revenue, the OBBB will restrict gamblers to a 90% deduction limit. Therefore, if a player wins $100,000 but also loses $100,000, they would still have to pay federal taxes on $10,000.
Trump did not touch upon the gambling deduction during his visit to Mount Airy.