JEFFERSON CITY — A judge ruled Thursday that food servers, bellhops and other tipped employees were due a pay raise when Missouri’s minimum wage rose this year, even though the state labor department initially advised otherwise.
Here’s a tip: To get back pay, sue the boss
Court says workers who get tips are due back pay, but they must sue to get it.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 3:32 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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