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Concept for deterring the selection of "no tip" (not real) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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*edited post title to make it clear that this is a joke

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago
  1. There is a lot of wiggle room about how POS based tipping is treated from a legal perspective
  2. The food service industry, much like repair/contracting, is notorious for being largely unenforceable for fines like this
  3. 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...
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week 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.