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siebzy t1_iu31xjb wrote

Reply to comment by RealMainer in Would you Tip the same or at all, if the service industry workers earned states minimum wage or more. That be the case if the Question D in Portland passes. by kubabooba

Employers in the restaurant industry in particular steal millions of dollars in tips from employees annually. I wouldn't be so self-assured about anyone else's earnings if I were you

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iceflame1211 t1_iu36gav wrote

Are employers in Portland, Maine stealing tips from their employees? If so, please support this with examples. I'm genuinely curious how often this happens

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siebzy t1_iu3z0qi wrote

I know of a specific example at Il Leone on Peaks this summer. Anecdote not evidence obvi, but it's a very real thing that happens.

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iceflame1211 t1_iu40cza wrote

When this came up in 2016 or 2017, there were only two examples of servers being paid less than min wage in Maine in the past decade. Do you know if this incident at Il Leone was reported? There are undoubtedly corrupt restaurant owners, who need to be called out if this happens. It is in fact illegal.

It was very difficult for the anti-tipped wage proponents to demonstrate tipped servers were earning less than minimum wage previously, wondering if that has changed with any actual concrete examples.

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siebzy t1_iu40yzo wrote

It wasn't reported because the server's mother went down there and made a scene with the douchebag grifter owner (he was a shithead grifter before this for other reasons) and forced him to cough up the cash by making a scene at his restaurant

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RealMainer t1_iu3vhhw wrote

I don’t doubt it, but that’s even less reason to tip.

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