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‘Is He Serious?’ NY Ice Cream Shop Owner Accused Of Stealing Employees’ Tips ‘Is He Serious?’ NY Ice Cream Shop Owner Accused Of Stealing Employees’ Tips
‘Is He Serious?’ NY Ice Cream Shop Owner Accused Of Stealing Employees’ Tips Social media is abuzz with outrage after a New York mother accused an ice cream shop owner of withholding customer tips that were given to her 15-year-old son and other employees. In a post on a community Facebook page Monday, July 1, the Long Island resident said her son quit his job at the Hauppauge business after the owner allegedly told him he “can’t figure out” how to separate tips that customers paid using a debit or credit card on his point-of-sale system. “I am not one who tips for every little thing, but people were tipping these kids on their credit cards, which they really apprec…
New Year, New Minimum Wage For Massachusetts Workers: AG New Year, New Minimum Wage For Massachusetts Workers: AG
New Year, New Minimum Wage For Massachusetts Workers: AG Minimum wage workers will make get a pay increase to start off the New Year, according to the state's Attorney General. Massachusetts will require employers to pay workers a minimum of $15 beginning January 1, 2023, Attorney General Maura Healey's office said in a reminder sent out on Friday, Dec 30. This raise is the final installment of a law made in 2018 that increased the minimum wage each year until it reached $15. Tipped employees also get a boost, making a minimum of $6.75 per hour as long as tips compensate to make their hourly wage at least $15. If not, employers must make up …