Help Wanted: Charging employees for lunch
Photo credit: iStock | New York State law allows restaurants to consider meals they provide for their employees as part of the workers’ wages, but the value cannot exceed $2.50 per meal.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: My daughter works as a hostess at a well-known local restaurant. The business serves a meal at 3 p.m. every day for employees and charges them $3 a day for the food, whether the workers eat or not. My daughter works just two to four days a week, so the deductions are significant. Are they legal?
-- Indigestion
DEAR INDIGESTION: It's legal for restaurants to charge employees...
