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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
If they are taking the full merchant fee, they are stealing. I don't know why more servers don't hire an employment lawyer and sue the restaurant. I think Dan Newlin or other lawyers would be happy to sue weathy restaurant owners for some of the illegal activities that some posters are describing.
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Because Florida is an "at will" state, without its own labor department, and you'd need to file a lawsuit on a federal level because the state just flat out doesn't care. They don't care about low-wage workers. At all. The lawyers don't care, the judges don't care, the officials - elected and appointed - don't care. This is an anti-union state as well, so you won't even see the Teamsters rallying around to an opportunity to recruit.
You work where you work, you get paid what they pay you. If you don't like it, you leave and try to find something better. If they think you're making waves, they fire you "for cause" and you don't even get to collect unemployment. For part-timers earning $300/week at their job, the most they can get with unemployment is $150/week, for 26 weeks. That's it. That covers the utilities and phone bill. Good luck with your rent.