Chickie’s & Pete’s Changes Tipping Policy and Cuts Refund Checks For Servers
The company is now moving to consolidate three of the class action that have been filed on behalf of past and present workers.
The company is now moving to consolidate three of the class action that have been filed on behalf of past and present workers.
Facing mounting lawsuits, and an investigation, the company has begun issuing tipped employees refund checks.
Skimming gratuities was only the tip of the iceberg of the sports bar chain's troubles.
Forcing employees to cover credit card transaction fees with tips was made illegal with the passing of last year's Gratuity Protection Bill.
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Buy the kitchen a six-pack and ring the bell.
The bill if passed will prevent business owners from covering credit card transaction fees from servers gratuities.
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The legal battle may be dead in its tracks, but the internet war on the mandatory tip refusers wages on
Is that mandatory tip actually mandatory?