Legal Question in Employment Law in New Jersey

owners taken % of servers tip and much more

i have a few questions i am a waitress whos employer would take a percentage of my banquets tips and the tips we had to give the bussers us servers had to claim. the owner took 5% of the 20 % of all banguet tips for herself. they even made us pay for the credit card fees they were charged for excepting credit cards. they dont follow the labor laws. i have recepts from almost every banquet i did in last 5-6 months, when people paid cash they deleted the check out of the system not to show it, i have a few of the receipts. i also have the banquet contract for one that was deleted misplaced the reciept. i have contacted the nj abc about laws they dont follow . was wondering if there is any lawyer that takes cases like this pro bono i have other co workers that are willing to verify what i am saying, i also have the banquet manager who is willing to give me copies of payroll. most of the kitchen staff are paid under the table.


Asked on 6/30/09, 5:52 pm

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Fred Shahrooz Scampato Law Office of Fred Shahrooz Scampato

Re: owners taken % of servers tip and much more

Contact the NJ Dept of Labor. They can bring a claim on your behalf and you don't need to hire a lawyer. Follow this link to learn how to file a claim online: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/wagehour_index.html

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Answered on 6/30/09, 5:59 pm


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