LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Jay-Z's New York club 40/40 could be held financially and legally responsible for cheating their employees out of overtime, forcing them to work for tips only and making them pick up the tab for "walkout" customers.

Manhattan Federal Judge Loretta Preska said current and past servers, bartenders and others who have worked at the venue could be eligible for a settlement from a suit certified as class action yesterday.

Preska added the workers' lawyers have made a "minimal" showing that the 40/40 owners have violated federal wage and labor laws.