Starbucks Baristas get $106 Mln Tip
From the article: “A Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered Starbucks Corp. to pay its California baristas more than $100 million in back tips and interest that the coffee chain paid to shift supervisors.
starbucks ordered to pay its california baristas more than $100
"Starbucks illegally took a huge amount of money from the tip pool to pay shift supervisors, rather than paying them out of its own pocket. The court's verdict rightfully restores that money to the baristas" ::link I always try to give
Starbucks Told to Pay $100 Million for Giving Baristas’ Tips to Bosses
A San Diego judge ordered Starbucks to pour more than $100 million into the accounts of its low-wage coffee-servers in California today after ruling that the company had improperly required the workers to share tips with their bosses.
California Court Awards Starbucks Baristas $105 Million in Tip D
The court ruled that the company had wrongly allowed supervisors to share in tips.
Breaking News: Starbucks Found Liable for Over $100 Million to
San Diego County Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett has ruled in favor of more than 100000 Starbucks baristas and ordered the company to pay the employees more than $100 million in tip pool money that was diverted to management
About that tip you left at Starbucks
Could it be that the tip jars are emptied into Starbuck's coffers and the poor baristas are denied? No, it's even worse - the shift supervisor who slings venti drips and dry pastries right next to the lesser-paid baristas has been
Tipping Etiquette: Should Bloggers Get Tipped Like Baristas?
A barista makes relatively low wages. But unlike may other low wage jobs, the tips provide a financial advantage for the workers with no extra cost to the employer. Tipping isn’t yet a full-blown requirement for lunch counter and coffee
San Diego Judge Orders Starbucks to Return $100 Million to
Earlier today, San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett ordered Starbucks to pay $100 Million to its' California baristas in back tips and baristas that had been wrongly directed to shift supervisors. In addition, Starbucks' shift
Baristas' lawyer: Starbucks could end up paying "tens of millions
A California class-action lawsuit filed almost four years ago centers on the practice of allowing Starbucks shift supervisors to be a part of the tipping pool. California law says supervisors and managers are not allowed to share in the
WA Barista Competition 2008 Wrap up
So I’ve finally decompressed and mostly decaffeinated myself from a heavy weekend of espresso based activity at the WA Barista Championships for 2008. And what a weekend it was. A myriad of competitors (well, 18 of them anyway),
