Starbucks to pay $100 million in tips

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:54 am

Good for the employees, they should be allowed to keep the tips for themselves! And Starbucks should pay their supervisors better.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23736754/

SAN DIEGO - A Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered Starbucks to pay its California baristas more than $100 million in back tips that the coffee chain paid to shift supervisors.

Saying baristas were entitled to $86 million in back tips plus interest, San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett also issued an injunction preventing Starbucks’ shift supervisors from sharing in future tips.

Cowett said the practice was a violation of a state law prohibiting managers and supervisors from sharing in employee tips.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:32 am

Quite true, all tips are worked for by the employees and shouldn't be took away in any shape or form. :-6

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:36 am

Over here in the US they tax the tips that waitresses & waiters make. The only sharing of tips is between the waitstaff & the bussers. But everybody lies on their tax returns about the amount of tips they make anyway.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:44 pm

Yes, tips are taxable income here. I don't think every lies about it on their tax forms, because I think the IRS has their own "formula" worked out for it anyway. Most people I know who get tips, always get slammed when doing taxes.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:48 pm

Well, it doesn't help that they make "what is it" like $5.00 under the minimum wage. They depend on those tips. I just bought a car for my daughter and had to lie about what I paid for it because the State of PA will try to grab as much tax as they can out of a sale. It was a used car and paid cash.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:52 pm

I know, it doesn't seem very fair they are taxed on it. State taxes went up here in Maryland also, we had to homestead our homes to prevent house taxes going up above 2% a year.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:55 pm

My husband just got the tax bill on his building, whew! And for what? They still only pick up the trash once in the winter and heaven forbid you not live near the mayor or your streets will be lucky if they get plowed:wah:

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:56 pm

Not enough snow this year to have them miss our street, I couldn't find a good excuse not to go to school!

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:14 pm

Darn, not enough rain I guess? No flooding?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:15 pm

No, but we get out of school 3 days early for summer vacation. :-6

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:29 pm

Mine don't get out till the 13th and it's on a Friday:wah: geez, I hope that doesn't mean anything.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:55 pm

It means it is still a long way off.................:wah:

Live through spring break first!