Mealey's (January 18, 2018, 12:01 PM EST) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Franchisors of Applebee’s restaurants in the greater New York City area on Jan. 11 filed objections in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation granting partial summary judgment and class certification to employees alleging that millions of dollars of wages were stolen from them (Carlos Marin, et al. v. Apple-Metro, Inc., et al., No. 12-5274, Shaunta Dove, et al. v. Apple-Metro, Inc., et al., No. 13-1417, E.D. N.Y.)...