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  1. 06-15-2012 04:16 PM #1
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    so i've been working at a restaurant for a while as a bartender, and the owner takes out 5% of our credit card tips. this is the only restaurant i've worked at so i thought this was typical, since the cc company's have a 5% charge on sales. however, i didn't realize that gratuity is not considered a sale, and that this is actually the only restaurant that does this, based on what everybody else who has worked in restaurants. so essentially, the owner is taking 5% of our tips to help pay for his god damn credit card charges.
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  2. 06-15-2012 04:23 PM #2
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    probably legal, but sounds lame. my sister is a bartender at 2 different places and they don't do that at either place.
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  3. 06-15-2012 04:54 PM #3
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    It's legal if you agreed to it. It's immoral and a bit douchebaggery but not illegal.
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    Do some work on google and find out. It may vary from state to state but from what I've seen it's not legal, 'An employer cannot require that an employee pay credit cards costs' and 'State wage order prohibits employers from deducting credit card processing fees from a servers credit card tips'.

    Imo he's fucking you. Call the labor board or whatever form of that you have in your state and if it's illegal they'll go after him for you. He'll have to pay your back tips and anyone else he's done that to going back years. He'll never know it was you but it might put him out of business so you might wanna think about looking for another job. Who the fuck want to work for a dbag like that anyway?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jyms View Post
    It's legal if you agreed to it. It's immoral and a bit douchebaggery but not illegal.
    Not true, if I sign a contract saying my company doesn't have to give me breaks it's still illegal for them to do and I could go after that company for back wages later. No court in the US would consider that contract legal, even though I agreed to it.
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    5% sounds too high for a business' credit card fees. I believe it's a nominal monthly fee, plus 0.9 to 2.9% depending on the total dollar amount charged that month/year.

    As for legality, I have no idea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by supa View Post
    Not true, if I sign a contract saying my company doesn't have to give me breaks it's still illegal for them to do and I could go after that company for back wages later. No court in the US would consider that contract legal, even though I agreed to it.
    Agree 100%. There's all kinds of issues around implicit/assumed/explicit knowledge/consent and written/un-written contracts but, even if Will knew about this from the start, it's still illegal.
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    Is it worth it to sue for something like this? I mean financially, considering lawyer costs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jackvance View Post
    Is it worth it to sue for something like this? I mean financially, considering lawyer costs.
    pretty much no
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    You could always have a discussion rather than jump straight into law suits...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jackvance View Post
    Is it worth it to sue for something like this? I mean financially, considering lawyer costs.
    There is no suing needed. It probably depends on where you live but in California if you have a legal dispute with an employer you can call the Labor Board and they pretty much just handle the situation for you. No lawyers or lawyer fees. The Labor Board is a watchdog put in place to protect employee rights. They're very aggressive and from what I've seen very good at their jobs.
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    If a job's allowed to tell you're not allowed to keeps tips, I'm pretty sure a job would be allowed to tell you how much of a tip you're allowed to keep.


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    I don't think an employer is allowed to tell you you can't keep your tips. They can say you're not allowed to accept tips, but they can't take tips from you once you've earned them.
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  15. 06-18-2012 04:40 AM #15
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    this is definitely illegal in the two states I've held waiter jobs, and likely illegal everywhere in the US. That being said, while fairly uncommon, it's not unheard of.
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    Over here in Europe from my limited experience, it's not uncommon for you to not be able to change the amount you're paying when paying by card (ie. you can't add a tip), so the only way to tip is if you have cash. Tipping here is a different ballgame though.
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    Sounds very lame.
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