Restaurant Side Work May Violate Federal Wage Laws

Statistics show that the restaurant industry provides jobs for 15 million people and generates $799 billion each year. Despite the size and scope of the restaurant industry, a countless number of restaurants routinely commit violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other state and federal wage and hour laws. For example, many restaurant servers are asked to perform non-tipped tasks on the side – commonly known as side-work – for which they are not compensated or only compensated at the sub-minimum hourly wage. There are substantial limitations on what tasks employers can ask servers to perform as well as what type of compensation those employees must receive for performing those tasks including side-work.

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