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Concept for deterring the selection of "no tip" (not real) (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'd report the owner to the DoL. I'm fairly certain they're breaking the law

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago

There is a lot of wiggle room about how POS based tipping is treated from a legal perspective
The food service industry, much like repair/contracting, is notorious for being largely unenforceable for fines like this
Let's just say that I like the crew that does the actual work there and I am pretty sure none of them are in this country legally...

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Breaking the law does not mean that the business will get punished. And if it does, it's a fine.

When the punishment is a fine, it means that it's a law against poor people.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I see you've never witnessed the DoL fuck a small business to death over stuff like this. The owner would be required to pay back, at minimum, the x amount he stole from the employees. Often it's several times as much, which could easily bankrupt them.

The real issue is that employees don't usually know what the boss is doing is illegal.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

In rare (usually politically charged) cases? Sure

Mostly what happens is the owner pays back a fraction (if that) before telling the former employees to fuck off. Said former employees then need to decide if it is worth finding a lawyer to pursue this. And the margins for small businesses are often small enough that it is pretty easy to shuffle off any assets and then declare bankruptcy before doing it all over again later.

Everyone loves the news story where an asshole has been ordered to pay a massive fine. Very few people pay attention to what happens after the local DA takes a campaign photo.