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November
A Splash in the Tip Pool: Even elite New York restaurants steal workers’ wages
Employees of the five-star Boulud restaurants filed a multimillion dollar class action lawsuit with the New York Supreme Court in June 2014. Hundreds of restaurants, including those in the top-tier, are operating illegally when they force employees to share their tips with workers who are not serving. Many restaurant workers are not being paid fair wages: they earn less than minimum wage without tips and are also illegally required to perform un-tipped tasks. Their gratuity money ends up going to