Source: By Katie Johnston, Globe Staff: Harvard Club reaches a $4 million settlement with waitstaff over tips not paid:
“Employees filed a class action lawsuit in November, claiming they had been cheated out of potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in tips because of a misleading 17 percent surcharge on food and beverage bills that the club stated was collected “in lieu of a gratuity.” Some club members thought they were effectively paying tips, but the workers didn’t get any of the surcharge money.” Read the rest of the story here.
