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Chef Mario Batali attends the 8th Annual Can-Do Awards Dinner at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. (April 20, 2010) Credit: Getty Images

Two former employees have accused celebrity chef Mario Batali of cheating them of their tips at his famous Greenwich Village eatery.

The workers filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Thursday against the former “Iron Chef America” celebrity.

They say Batali forced them to illegally share their tips with other Babbo Ristorante Enoteca workers who weren’t entitled to them.

The class action lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.

A Babbo representative declined comment.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

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