STRIPPER SUES BOSS FOR TAKING TOO MUCH OF HER TIPS
CA labor law prohibits your employer from sharing in or keeping any portion of a gratuity left for or given to one or more employees by a patron; gratuities are the sole property of you or the employee to whom they are given. Furthermore it is illegal for your employer to make wage deductions from gratuities, or from using gratuities as direct or indirect credits against your wages. CA law defines ‘gratuity’ as a tip or money that has been paid, given to, or left for an employee by a patron of a business over and above the actual amount due for services rendered or for goods, food, drink, articles sold or served to the patron. It can also include any amount paid directly by a patron to a dancer.
When a female stripper, or exotic dancer, realized that her bosses were taking apportion of her tip money at the end of the evening, she stood up for her legal rights. No matter your profession, CA law protects you against your employer if he is unlawfully taking part of the tips you earned. The woman sued the strip club and could win thousands of dollars in damages. Call an experienced employment lawyer if your boss is taking your tip money.
If you are an employee in CA who believes that your employer has been taking your tips, call the skilled employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our talented legal team can help you. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit us at our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information about all types of wage and labor violations.
