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Anyone who toils as a cater waiter long enough eventually hears a horrible truth about the job: Clients at these uptight gala events routinely add a decent tip to their payment, but that money almost always ends up in the pockets of managers, not servers. Yesterday lawyer Maimon Kirschenbaum filed class action suits on behalf of waiters trying to claim their tips from the private catering operations at the Central Park Boathouse, Pier Sixty, and Le Cirque (pictured). He tells Grub Street that Pier Sixty is the worst of the three, because servers aren't allowed to accept tips during the course of a private party: "If you're really drunk at a wedding and you pull out a $100 bill and hand it to them, they're instructed to tell you, 'The host of this party has already given a gracious gratuity and I'm going to have to reject it.'"
Le Cirque, Boathouse, Pier Sixty Hit With Lawsuits Over TIps
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This is interesting, because when you book an event, you've got to pay the service charge (15-20%) as well as sales tax.
What the WHAT? I know people who work catering jobs at such places, and I make a point of tipping them heavily at events where people "forget" their wallets because it's an open bar (even though it's beyond my means). To think that $$ is going into a manager's pocket is appalling. I'm not a big fan of lawsuits, but I hope these businesses get completely f'd if this is true.
@ thelexiphane: If you put the money on the bar or directly into a server's hand, it's most likely going where you want it to go. This lawsuit is about events where the client gives money for a "gratuity" when paying the bill for the event.
Good to know John. I'll make sure it goes palm to palm. Thanks.
On a related topic, doesn't all the tips at Masa go to Masa himself instead of to the waitstaff?