So far lawyer Shannon Liss-Reardon has filed 40 cases on the issue of tips. She won a major case recently involving American Airlines and Skycap employees and continues to battle the airline on this issue.
Read on to find helpful links about restaurant labor practices and laws regarding tips.
Have you ever worked in a restaurant — or had to earn your livelihood through tips? Let us know your story so we can include it in ours. The restaurant industry employs more than 300,000 people in Massachusetts, that’s more than 9% of the state workforce. The bulk of many restaurant workers’ income is tips, but there’s been a wave of legal action over how the gratuities are shared. How should restaurant workers be paid ? Does the system need to change?
House Speaker Sal DiMasi sent a letter to house members defending his record and urging lawmakers to focus on legislative matters. Dimasi says he’s outraged his reputation has been called into question in a recent string of ethics allegations.
Read the speaker’s full letter here:
Now that the ground has thawed let’s go on an archaeological dig. What are some of the latest big local discoveries? What do historical artifacts teach us about our past?
