From: Eater | Houston
From: Eater | Houston
Gaspar Michel, a former server at popular French eatery Brasserie 19, is suing his former employer alleging that they forced him to hand over part of his earnings into a tip pool.
The suit, filed in the United States District Court in the Southern District of Texas, alleges that Brasserie 19’s owners required Michel and other servers in the restaurant to contribute 25% of their total sales to a tip pool that was “wholly controlled” by the employer. In fact, Michel’s suit says that he can’t even calculate the money allegedly owed to him by the company because it “controls all records concerning the tip credit.”