Comments by "John P" (@johnp139) on "Huge Fine for Restaurant Violating Wage and Labor Laws" video.

  1. No, just enforce the labor laws!
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  2. Or you can have the lazy server who does less since he’s relying on others for tips.
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  3.  @lennyo5165 Because the SERVER’s job is to make sure that you have what you NEED like drinks and bread and to make sure that your food has been prepared properly! If you have problems with the QUALITY of your food, then you need to talk to the MANAGER!!!! The server DOES NOT PREPARE THE FOOD!!!
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  4.  @janitorizamped Wrong! It depends on the state. Basically it is illegal for states that utilize that $2.13 an hour.
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  5. Especially since the “tip out” amount is based on a percentage of the actual sales, not how much the actual tips were.
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  6. You should have reported the restaurant.
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  7.  @heretoforeunknown WRONG!!! They should be compensated based upon the services rendered!!!! And I want to have a hand in that decision!!!!
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  8. No!
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  9.  @kirkmorrison6131 Can’t you READ!
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  10. They could always get a different job.
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  11. Then service would suck.
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  12.  @Awol991 No!!! Look at what happened in Miami!!!
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  13. They earn much more from tips than the restaurant would ever be able to pay them!
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  14. They wouldn’t be able to pay the servers as much as they make in tips, and then service would go to hell.
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  15.  @davidh9638 Why? They are EARNING at least minimum wage at all times!!!
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  16.  @davidh9638 ITS NOT A GIFT!!! Do you randomly go around giving people money?!?!? TIPS ARE FOR SERVICES RENDERED!!!!
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  17.  @TDDMS And in Canada they get at least full minimum wage!!!
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  18. Wrong! It works well if the patrons TIP APPROPRIATELY!!!
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  19. Only it’s not. Capitalism was formed to reward people based on results, not just merely showing up.
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  20.  @HorthornNZ Except when tipping is actually done CORRECTLY! That is payment based on actual services rendered rather than some ARBITRARY system!
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  21. You still use your ACTUAL TIPS when filing taxes.
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  22. Then servers would be earning less and service would go to hell.
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  23.  @lukek8357 Because service SUCKS THERE!!!! I have been there and I can attest to this!!!
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  24. No, that’s not what tips are for.
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  25.  @Fuxy22 Tips are LITERALLY FOR SERVICE!!!!! To Insure Prompt Service!!!!!!! It has NOTHING to do with the QUALITY of the food!!!!
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  26.  @Fuxy22 No!!! You are TOTALLY IGNORANT!!! If the QUALITY of the food is in question, then you TALK TO THE MANAGER about it!!! TOTALLY DIFFERENT from service!!!
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  27.  @kenyattaclay7666 They ARE getting a fair wage WITH TIPS!!!
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  28.  @kenyattaclay7666 Wrong!!!
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  29. Crimes NEED TO BE REPORTED!!!
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  30. No
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  31. The cooks always have the option of becoming a server!!!!
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  32.  @bw4593 Do you have real statistics on that or are you just making this up based on your “personal experiences”?
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  33. Why? They tip out based on the sales amount, not the actual tips.
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  34.  @willdejong7763 Hopefully
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  35. I think that the restaurants should also be required to list the minimum pay that their servers get. In California it’s like $16 an hour but in many other states it’s $2.13.
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  36. Tips are only legally required to be reported at least once a month.
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  37. That’s not the purpose of tips.
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  38. No, wrong, try again.
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  39.  @M104-q9y NO MORON!!!! SERVICE IS TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM QUALITY!!!!
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  40. No
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  41.  @kaddiddlehopper Wrong. There are many more things that are beneficial to the tipping system.
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  42. They get paid at least minimum wage and have very little to do with the service.
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  43.  @liquidfiretibby Idiot!!!! If the cook sucks, the manager should fire them!!!!!!
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  44. No
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  45. No
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  46. No. Tipping allows ME to APPROPRIATELY reward someone for good service, or not reward them for bad service!
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  47. Wrong
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  48. Because they earn more from the tips.
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  49.  @GS-zc4sk Depends on the state, but most likely isn’t criminal.
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  50.  @janitorizamped EXACTLY!!!!
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  51. Yet it is INCOME!
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  52. No
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  53. Why? They get paid at least minimum wage.
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  54. Learn how to write.
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  55. You are mixing two totally different things!
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  56. He should have become a server if he wanted tips.
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  57. No.
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  58. WRONG!!!! They STILL NEED to be paid AT LEAST MINIMUM WAGE AFTER TIPS!!!
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  59. There may be a difference between employment and self-employment.
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  60. Why?
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  61. No, at least $2.13 base pay is required IN ALL STATES! That’s how they collect the payroll taxes.
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  62.  @kenbrown2808 But when you file your taxes, you enter THE ACTUAL TIPS, and any overages are refunded!
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  63.  @kenbrown2808 So what’s your point? It seems that you are agreeing with me.
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  64. I’m, of course, that’s how tipping is SUPPOSED TO WORK!!!!
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  65. If the food is bad you tell the manager. If they get enough complaints then the cook may get fired.
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  66. Depends on the state and restaurant.
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  67. No, they need to EARN a decent wage, and that should be directly tied to the SERVICES RENDERED!!!!
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  68. No
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  69. What?
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  70. No one is forcing people to work there!!! If someone wants to make more money then they can become a server!
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  71. Did you earn real minimum wage?
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  72. Illegal
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  73. That’s even worse. You pay like 2x the cost of the food!!!!
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  74. Computers can easily separate different types of orders and tip out appropriately. Some places have the bartenders serve the dog drinks as well.
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  75. No!
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  76. That’s culture.
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  77. Wrong
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  78. No
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  79. The credit card processing fee is only something like 3%.
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  80.  @TimoRutanen Not stressful to me. I merely tip according to the service provided. Not that difficult.
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  81.  @MrBlueBurd0451 Cash is irrelevant. They tip-out based on the percentage of sales. You might THINK that you are doing a good thing, but you are NOT.
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  82. WRONG!!!!!!!!
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  83. All cash and non-cash tips an received by an employee are income and are subject to Federal income taxes. All cash tips received by an employee in any calendar month are subject to social security and Medicare taxes and must be reported to the employer. If the total tips received by the employee during a single calendar month by a single employer are less than $20, then these tips are not required to be reported and taxes are not required to be withheld.
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  84. Illegal
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  85. I’ve never heard of Trump referred to as “houseplant in chief”! 😀
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  86.  @janitorizamped Fair enough
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  87. Only most good servers make much more in tips than if they were paid a flat rate.
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  88. Why? They are still earning at least minimum wage.
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  89. It’s not ASSUMED, it’s required by law.
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  90. No
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  91. No
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  92. No
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  93.  @ecay Why? Tips are still INCOME?!?
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  94. Irrelevant!!! Tip outs are based on SALES, NOT ACTUAL TIPS!!!
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  95. Wrong!!!
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  96. No
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  97. Moron. Google “capitalism”!
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  98. Because the staff would earn less money and service would go to hell.
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  99. I don’t think HALF of minimum wage, maybe in your state.
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  100. No, that is an excellent way of getting rid of bad servers.
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  101.  @mariegarside8830 Then servers would earn even less.
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  102. Irrelevant. Most “tip-outs” are based on sales, not actual tips!!!
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  103. No, then service will go to hell!
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  104. They can just report it to the State Attorney General.
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  105.  @maxlivingstone6863 Right, DeSantis.
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  106. They are taxed on all reported tips.
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  107. Anyone with a brain would establish an LLC and pay themselves from the company!!!
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  108. Then they would earn much less money and all of the good servers would quit.
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  109. And service sucks as a result of this. I have traveled extensively in Europe and have personally experienced this!! Perhaps you have no idea what service actually entails!!!
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  110. Wrong
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  111. It’s also law that servers don’t get sub-minimum wages.
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  112.  @johngz3413 WRONG!!! Try watching the video!!!
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  113. No, the government shouldn’t be interfering like that.
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  114. It sounds like it’s also ILLEGAL.
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  115. The restaurant has to pay for a lot more than just the food!!!!
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  116. They also earn much less than most servers in the US.
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  117. No
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  118.  @lordfizzz Because they earn WAY MORE than ANYONE ELSE in the restaurant DUE TO TIPS!!!
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  119. Wrong
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  120.  @davemillan3360 If it’s done correctly, it works well.
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  121. That’s not the point of tipping.
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  122. Wrong
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  123. No, no, no.
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  124. No! Why would you assume that?
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  125.  @sopwithsnoopy8779 Irrelevant. The servers duty is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from the cooks duty!!!
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  126. The only reason that you gave her that money was because she served you. Did you also randomly hand random people on the $40??? Then it WAS A TIP!
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  127.  @randyriegel8553 That’s the POINT, MORON!!!
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  128. Only everyone DOESN’T DO EQUAL WORK!!!!
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  129. Then it should be the other way around.
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  130. No
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  131. No
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  132. That’s not a problem. Most servers earn WAY MORE than minimum wage due to tips.
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  133.  @critterfritter69 Why? If they earn MUCH MORE than minimum wage anyway????
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  134. Places have tried that and it hasn’t worked.
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  135. So they were all committing tax fraud.
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  136.  @DaddyBeanDaddyBean Thanks for being honest.
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  137. Some states pay the servers at least regular minimum wage.
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  138. Wrong. You wouldn’t be giving them a tip if they did serve you (work income).
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  139. Why didn’t you report it?
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  140.  @kirkmorrison6131 Good! All of the wage rules are required to be posted on-site!
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  141. Then report the restaurant to the DoL!
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  142. No
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  143. EXACTLY!!!!
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  144. Yes, in Canada they get actual minimum wages AND they expect tips!!!!
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  145. Just be sure to never tip for non-table service!!!
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  146. Report them to the DoL!!!!
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  147. Not
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  148. My tip is solely based on SERVICE!!! NOT THE QUALITY OF THE FOOD!!! If the food is bad then you talk to the manager, and you should get comped for something. Then you tip the server based on the SERVICE and based on the total non-comped bill (before tax).
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  149. Then you are screwing it up for everyone else!!! TIP APPROPRIATELY, BASED ON SERVICE! Otherwise the servers will not be rewarded according to the level of service provided!!!
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  150. No
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  151. No
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  152. Right, then tipping percentages should drop greatly, to like 5-10%
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  153. No
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  154. Don’t go there.
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  155.  @BillyBobDingledorf Well, then just chalk it up as part of the cost of getting something that she enjoys.
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  156.  @BillyBobDingledorf Right, you know that it’s not right, but sometimes it’s the only reasonable option.
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  157. Why?
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