Chickie's & Pete's to Face 'Tip Skimming' Lawsuit
Local sports bar could have to face up to 300 plaintiffs in a case alleging they did not fairly pay workers.
The Eagles rough 2012 season isn't the only thing to complain about in a local sports bar. Bartenders, waiters and waitresses of Chickie's & Pete's claim the famed chain was skimming money off the staffs' wages, according to a report in Metro. "The suit originally claimed that Chickie's & Pete's skirted minimum wage requirements by forcing bartenders and waitstaff to pay two to four percent of their gross sales back to the restaurant in cash, a fee workers allegedly called the 'Pete Tax' in reference to owner Pete Ciarrocchi," said the article. The plantiffs in the case, originally started by bartender Anthony LaPlante, may soon grow to over 300. "As more people find out about their rights, they want to join up on the case," plaintiffs' …
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5:15 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
If this is true, its criminal what Chickies and Petes doing. Ripping off their workers for corporate glut. I hear boycott more ›