Saban Legal Services would like to say thanks to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell for including us in her 2023 Annual Labor Day Report! Here is our quote: One of the biggest barriers to justice in this country is the fear people have of the legal system. “I think I have a Read more…
In January of 2022 the Federal Government installed a legal program that completely changed how restaurant employees are paid. This new legal framework totally altered how and when an employee can be paid less than the full minimum wage on a Tip Credit. If you work for tips in a Read more…
WGBH Boston was nice enough to invite Saban Legal Services to talk about the recent litigation with the Barbara Lynch Collective. Here is the link to the interview:
On March 29, 2023 Saban Legal Services, along with co-counsel Fair Work P.C., filed a class action lawsuit against the Barbara Lynch Collective, Inc. et al regarding the payment of tips. Massachusetts Law requires employers to remit all tips received from customers to their wait staff employees. In our complaint Read more…
Minimum wage is going up again! Starting on January 1st, 2023 the minimum wage is going up from $14.25 per hour to $15.00 per hour. Also, for the tens of thousands of restaurant workers in the state, the tipped minimum wage is going up from $6.15 per hour to $6.75 Read more…
There are hundreds of factors that go into answering that question. What is my guaranteed salary? Do I get overtime? How much PTO am I entitled to? Am I guaranteed severance? Unfortunately, there are lot of more troubling questions to be asked as well. Are they shaving my hours? Where Read more…
I have been fired before. Most of my friends have been fired before. In fact, if you have worked in a restaurant for an extended period of time, you have almost certainly been fired. It’s humiliating, embarrassing, and there are few things worse than coming back into work with your Read more…
Many workers have gone through this mental calculus. They are getting their hours shaved, tips skimmed, aren’t being paid overtime, etc. They do a little math, figure they are owed a couple of hundred bucks and decide it’s not worth it. They probably think they couldn’t even get a lawyer Read more…
On December 28, 2021 the Department of Labor implemented a Final Rule that will serve as a sea change in the restaurant industry. I get questions all the time from servers and bartenders who are required to do certain tasks that don’t seem related to their main mode of compensation, Read more…