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Posted on 11/11/2025 7:44:37 PM PST by xxqqzz
Patty DeMint and Michelle Robey, affectionately known to employees as the “DQ Sisters,” own the Dairy Queen Grill & Chill in Medford and have long been described as surrogate mothers, mentors, and champions for people seeking second chances, according to a GoFundMe.
“They’ve pulled off Christmas miracles for employees’ kids, quietly paid for funerals, celebrated graduations, and lifted us up through struggles big and small,” employee Tammy Gonzales wrote.
DeMint and Robey have also made the restaurant a “second chance” company, hiring people with disabilities, those recovering from addiction, and even individuals with felony records who needed a fresh start.
“For many of us, this place was the only door that opened when every other one was shut,” Gonzales wrote.
But the sisters were blindsided by a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 over how frequently they paid employees.
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This is on Long Island, not really NYC suburbs or fancy resorts.
Didn’t see who started the classless-action suit.
They must be real dillies.
Down the road from me two young black guys opened up a deli. It was a good location, as there was nothing like it nearby.
And yes, I think it’s important to mention that they were black. Those two weren’t content to be welfare cases. They tried to achieve the American dream.
But then the government inspectors came in. Evidently their bathroom wasn’t disabled-friendly enough. So as a result, they were not permitted to have any chairs in their deli. That’s sounds crazy, but I’m not kidding.
Who would want to eat in a deli with tables, but no chairs?
The deli closed after a couple of months.
But why should anyone in government care? Their paychecks all came in on time.
Our town on the San Francisco Peninsula had a wonderful kitchen store with an entrance off Main Street and a rear entrance off the parking plaza. The rear entrance had three steps down to the store level. They had been operating there for about 30 years when a creep who files ADA lawsuits for payouts sued them. They closed the back entrance (that had been in use for 30 years), but that wasn’t good enough. He insisted they remodel. They closed down. Later, they reopened down the street at a different address — but no rear entrance.
The kickers? It was a short distance to walk or move your wheelchair from the parking plaza to the front door entrance.
The bastard sued many companies. But you never learn how much money he made doing it or how many stores were put out of business.
“But then the government inspectors came in. Evidently their bathroom wasn’t disabled-friendly enough.”
I’ve always thought the tax payers should pay to bring it up to their requirements.
First, we kill all the xxxxxx bureaucrats.
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I second that
200 employees shared $150,000. or $750. each. People who sell their souls for that much would stab their own mother and take bets on the body fall.
Was it George Louie? I used to know him. An ex-con with a whole law library in his apartment. Charismatic guy, but keep your hand on your wallet.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-ada-shakedown-racket
No one exemplifies the emergent disability-shakedown industry better than the wheelchair-using Louie, whose past includes multiple felony convictions on assault, grand-theft, and other charges—though he says he is straight with the law today, having after all prospered as one of its enforcers. Over the years, he has filed at least 500 lawsuits against a wide variety of firms—from Sears, Blockbuster Video, and McDonald’s to small mom-and-pop proprietorships.
I've read of instances where people on GoFundMe claim they're dying of cancer and need help with medical bills. Later it turns out it was all a lie.
“But then the government inspectors came in. Evidently their bathroom wasn’t disabled-friendly enough.”
No steps of any kind are allowed, so that wheelchair users can enter without assistance. Seems only fair, but many facilities being used were built years ago. Bathrooms were a particular problem. The bathroom had to have a door wide enough to allow a wheelchair in. Plumbing had to be shielded to prevent hot water lines from scalding people with no feelings in their legs. Toilet stalls had to be big enough to allow wheelchair access.
These requirements meant that senior centers had to relocate to much more expensive and modern locations. Some locations just gave up and closed.
And yes, there are lawyers who make a good living going into businesses and threatening lawsuits over access to the premises. It is cheaper for the business to settle than to fight it in court.
You would think the town’s city council would prevent such lawsuit pursuits with a city ordinance that accommodates businesses with restricted access for wheel chairs. If a business has physical restrictions, too expensive to fix, for wheel chairs, let the person find a business that does not.
Many Jewish delis in New York had no chairs. You’d eat some of the best comfort food in the city while standing up.
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