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Collective FLSA Complaint Filed Against Mahogany River Terrace in Memphis

A collective action complaint, Graham v. Mahogany Riverfront LLC, was filed Feb. 19 in federal court alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act by Mahogany River Terrace in Memphis.

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Collective FLSA Complaint Filed Against Mahogany River Terrace in Memphis
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A federal lawsuit filed Feb. 19, 2026 accuses Mahogany Riverfront LLC, operator of Mahogany River Terrace in Memphis, of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. The complaint, captioned Graham v. Mahogany Riverfront LLC, was lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee as a collective action on behalf of current and former restaurant employees.

The filing identifies Graham as the lead plaintiff and seeks to proceed collectively for workers who were employed at Mahogany River Terrace in Memphis. The complaint asserts federal wage-law violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act; the document was submitted to the Western District of Tennessee on Feb. 19, initiating civil litigation in that federal courthouse.

Mahogany Riverfront LLC operates Mahogany River Terrace, a Memphis restaurant named in the complaint. The litigation brings federal scrutiny to the restaurant’s labor practices in Memphis and places the operator on a formal federal docket in the Western District of Tennessee. The complaint text filed Feb. 19 frames the dispute as a collective wage-and-hour matter under federal statute.

The case name and court filing mean employees who worked at Mahogany River Terrace can potentially join the collective action, according to the complaint’s structure. With the matter in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, pleadings, motions, and any bid for collective notice will proceed through that federal judge assigned to the case following the Feb. 19 filing.

For Mahogany River Terrace staff in Memphis, the Graham v. Mahogany Riverfront LLC complaint signals a formal legal pathway for claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The filing on Feb. 19 places the operator, Mahogany Riverfront LLC, on notice in federal court and begins what may be months of litigation activity in the Western District of Tennessee as the parties exchange filings and the court resolves procedural questions raised by the collective action posture.

As of Feb. 20, 2026 the complaint has been filed and is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee; further developments will appear on the court docket for Graham v. Mahogany Riverfront LLC as the case moves through the federal court system.

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