Starbucks Owes Mass Baristas More Than $14 Million
A U.S. Court of Appeals panel upheld a lower court ruling saying that a company policy violated state laws.
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Starbucks owes baristas across Massachusetts more than $14 million for “violating state laws preventing supervisors from sharing in tips pools,” reported The Boston Globe.
Beverly is home to two Starbucks restaurants, on Elliott and Enon Street.
A US Court of Appeals panel upheld a lower court ruling on the issue in which “Starbucks baristas challenged the Seattle coffee chain’s practice of requiring them to share tips with shift supervisors, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in 2008,” reported The Globe.
The ruling reportedly affects about 11,000 baristas who worked in Starbucks between 2005 and 2001.
Bryan McGonigle2
9:35 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
What this is really saying is that when you put money in the tip jar you really don't know where the money is going (just like our taxes - but that's another story).
I propose they include tips in the price of the products and remove the tip jars - especially since any person you decide to tip for superior service has to share the tips with co-workers who might not be providing superior service. Further, the people tipping IMHO get the same level of service as those who don't tip. Further(2), it reduces the lawsuits.