--- title: Rapper T.I. Is Being Sued by Employees at His Restaurant description: Scales 925, the Atlanta restaurant owned by rapper T.I., is at the center of a legal dispute. canonical: https://time.com/4396163/rapper-ti-sued-scales-925-clifford-harris/ author: Michael Addady/Fortune article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-07T08:06:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:05:56.429Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Rapper T.I. Is Being Sued by Employees at His Restaurant og:description: Scales 925, the rapper's Atlanta restaurant, is at the center of a dispute. og:url: https://time.com/4396163/rapper-ti-sued-scales-925-clifford-harris/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacd70aa1e6657834/69889af3196cf47dd403c4fe/gettyimages-541173672.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash 2016 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rapper T.I. Is Being Sued by Employees at His Restaurant twitter:description: Scales 925, the rapper's Atlanta restaurant, is at the center of a dispute. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacd70aa1e6657834/69889af3196cf47dd403c4fe/gettyimages-541173672.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rapper T.I. Is Being Sued by Employees at His Restaurant by [Michael Addady/Fortune](https://time.com/author/michael-addadyfortune/) ## Michael Addady/Fortune Jul 7, 2016 8:06 AM UTC  Rapper T.I. performs onstage at Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash at Philips Arena on June 18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. Rapper T.I. performs onstage at Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash at Philips Arena on June 18, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.Paras Griffin—Getty Images by [Michael Addady/Fortune](https://time.com/author/michael-addadyfortune/) ## Michael Addady/Fortune Jul 7, 2016 8:06 AM UTC Scales 925, the Atlanta restaurant owned by rapper T.I., is at the center of a legal dispute. Clifford Harris, T.I.’s legal name, and his business partner Charles Hughes have just been named in a lawsuit filed by 12 of their employees claiming that the two restaurateurs have violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, [WSBTV](http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/ti-sued-by-his-atlanta-restaurant-employees/388303243)reports. The plaintiffs have accused Hughes specifically of nefarious pay practices but, since they share joint authority in the restaurant, Harris is equally liable. The lawsuit claims that Hughes deposited money from the restaurant’s payroll bank account into his own personal account. Subsequently when employees attempted to cash their payroll checks, they would bounce. Additionally the workers claim that they were “coerced to work off the clock for three hours before they were allowed to go home,” and they would regularly work more than 40 hours every week, but they [weren’t paid overtime](http://fortune.com/2015/11/16/papa-johns-franchisee-jail/?iid=sr-link2). When they would complain, Hughes allegedly ignored them. The 12 plaintiffs are seeking [back pay](http://fortune.com/2015/07/15/papa-johns-franchise/?iid=sr-link1) in varying amounts. 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