Local server life is tantamount to a form of torture amid the Summer months and this legal note alleges sordid working conditions confronting workers on the low-end . . . Check-it . . .
The collective action, filed in the U.S. District Court of Kansas, is similar to one filed earlier this year against Corvino Supper Club and Tasting Room. It alleges that the restaurant group’s properties did not abide by the Fair Labor Standards Act’s so-called “80-20 rule” for tipped employees such as bartenders and servers.
Hospitality employers can take a “tip credit” that lets them pay such employees less than the minimum wage so long as their total take-home pay between wages and tips exceeds minimum wage. But employers can’t force those employees to spend more than 20% of their time on activities that don’t yield tips, such as rolling silverware or cleaning restrooms.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Lawsuit: BRGR, other KC-area restaurants illegally short employees on wages, tips
The restaurant group being sued operates multiple brands in the Kansas City area.
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