San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett has ruled that Starbucks must pay baristas $86 million, plus interest, for using some of its employees' tips to pay shift supervisors. A plaintiffs attorney in the case said the total judgment will exceed $100 million. California's tip-pooling law says that gratuities meant for hourly workers can't be taken by an employer or its "agents" -- and Cowett found that Starbucks supervisors were "agents."
March 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Starbucks baristas, you’ve got mail.
In a two-page letter to counsel, San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett said the Seattle-based coffee company must pay baristas $86 million, plus interest, for using some of its employees’ tips to pay shift supervisors.
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