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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,282 posts)
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 08:32 PM Nov 2022

Restaurant in Oregon threatened to fire servers who didn't surrender their cash tips

a Labor Department investigation found

A sushi restaurant in Oregon threatened to fire servers who didn't surrender their cash tips, an investigation by the Department of Labor found.

The DOL's Wage and Hour Division found that Bonsai Teriyaki and Sushi in Medford, southwest Oregon, had collected and withheld cash and credit card tips earned by seven servers, and "warned them they'd be fired if they failed to surrender cash tips."

This violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, which stipulates that employers are not allowed to keep staff tips "under any circumstances."

In addition, Bonsai Teriyaki and Sushi failed to pay overtime wages to four cooks and sushi chefs, the DOL said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/a-restaurant-in-oregon-threatened-to-fire-servers-who-didn-t-surrender-their-cash-tips-a-labor-department-investigation-found/ar-AA13SDgM
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Restaurant in Oregon threatened to fire servers who didn't surrender their cash tips (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 OP
Bonsai Teriyaki leftieNanner Nov 2022 #1
And to think that the main reason I always tip in cash, even if I pay for the PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2022 #2

leftieNanner

(15,697 posts)
1. Bonsai Teriyaki
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 08:40 PM
Nov 2022

Also has a restaurant in Ashland Oregon where we used to live. Ate there all the time. Great food and great service.

This makes me sick!

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)
2. And to think that the main reason I always tip in cash, even if I pay for the
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 08:52 PM
Nov 2022

meal with a credit card, is so that the server will absolutely get the tip.

I will also add that I don't understand why a server would continue working in a restaurant that withholds tips.

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