employees

Tips, Batali, DOL

Aaron Einhorn
March 21, 2012 17:08

Mario Batali, one of America’s best known Chefs and Restaurateurs, recently settled a class action lawsuit alleging (among other things) that he and his associate illegally deducted 4%-5% of nightly wine sales from the tip pool to cover the cost of sommeliers and related wine expenses. ...

Avoiding Employee Theft

Rob Radcliff
March 16, 2012 09:51

Employees stealing from their employer is nothing new.  Recently, a lawyer and his wife who were employed by the same firm were convicted of stealing in excess of $100,000 pounds from their firm's London office.  They did it with bogus expense reimbursements.  This story raises the...

Think Restaurant Stakeout Sounds Like a Good Idea? Be Careful!

Ed Hafer
March 12, 2012 23:07

Big City, a prolific restaurateur, watches Food Network’s new show Restaurant Stakeout and decides he wants to hide cameras and microphones throughout his restaurants, both in the front of the house and the back of the house.  Should Big City consult a lawyer before doing this? ...

NLRB Posting Requirements - Update

Dennis Westlind
March 06, 2012 14:00

Update: A federal trial court in the District of Columbia has upheld the notice posting requirement in the National Labor Relations Board's (“NLRB”) recently issued final rule requiring nearly all private sector employers, whether unionized or not, to post a notice to their employees...

Common Sense Can't Be Taught

Rob Radcliff
February 28, 2012 09:05

                           Sometimes employers are stuck with employees who simply do not exercise common sense or good judgment.  At the end of the day, they are left...