Charging Employees for a Case of the Dropsies? A South Carolina Restaurant’s New Policy is Now a Federal Case!

Have you ever cringed, (or if you’re into shadenfreuda, clapped) when you hear that big “crash” coming from the kitchen at restaurant? Now imagine the dishwasher, server or busser, often already making minimum wage, being charged for the broken dishes. Double cringe. A South Carolina restaurant is being sued for charging it’s employees from broken dishes, and it’s now a Federal case!