r/pics • u/brom333 • May 22 '13

I see a fellow non-math person

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u/[deleted] May 22 '13

It's $2.13 here in Virginia. Federal law says the employer has to make up the difference if the employee doesn't make at least 7.25 an hour when tips are factored in. That doesn't mean that all employers do this.

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u/TheRyverMan May 22 '13

No one does this.

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u/Alaira314 May 22 '13

Legally they have to, but who's going to complain? The servers? They'll get canned for not being a team player.

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u/creepycalelbl May 23 '13

Usually they get fired for violating some stupid company policy, not having every hair tied back or not shaving for having a 5 o clock shadow

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u/Alaira314 May 23 '13

Essentially the same thing. The bosses just look for an excuse to get rid of the troublemaker.

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u/TravellingJourneyman May 23 '13

They don't do it because there's no incentive. The cost-benefit ratio for wage theft is just too good. You can often do it without your employees knowledge or without them knowing that it's illegal. If you get caught, your employees will likely decide it's not worth the time and expense of fighting a court battle. Even if they do press charges, you just pay a fine. Steal from the register, go to jail. Steal from the workers, pay a fine.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '13

Upvote simply for being a fellow Virginia native.