Bill would ban caterers' wait staff suits for tips
Photo credit: Fotolia | The New York State Senate passed a bill Tuesday, May 8, 2012, that would grant immunity to catering companies that face lawsuits over not sharing service charges with their employees.
The New York State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would grant immunity to catering companies that face lawsuits over not sharing service charges with their employees.
The state's highest court ruled in 2008 that such charges must be paid to the workers and not kept by the companies if customers had a reasonable expectation that it was a gratuity. Since the ruling, former workers have sued...
