One week after Starbucks centred on the repayment of more than $ 100 million to California Baristas via a pool of controversy to the Council, the coffee-Giant Tuesday suffered a similar appeal in Massachusetts.
And a lawyer said more actions likely to Boston, Washington, Minnesota and New York on the question of whether the supervisory authorities may offset part Baristas’ advice.
In Suffolk Superior Court, Hernan Barista Matamoros wants compensation for themselves and others worked for Starbucks Baristas in the last six years. He claims not received Baristas, “total revenue guidance” to the left of the customers, because it allows the company to transfer the supervision of the authorities, some of them.
Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer, who has been kept, “said Massachusetts law is even more clear that the California law, that” everyone is responsible for the authority is not an employee, which may be an element of choice . ”
Seattle-based Starbucks Corp. said he had not seen the latest suit and had no comment.
The Washington state Attorney General’s Office advice on matters referred to Department of Labor and Industry. A section spokesman said his authority not to settle advice, tips, but may not be used to enable the government minimum wage.
Liss-Riordan, said she has filed more than 30 cases peak in the last seven years, but the judgement of California has inspired him to move more quickly and verklagend Starbucks.
Last week, a judge in California ordered Starbucks to pay $ 86.7 million, plus interest, which could result from the shutdown to $ 106 million to thousands of Baristas, which was illegally forced to shift their advice authorities surveillance.
In this case, the judge was transferred to supervisors are “agents” of the company and could no longer on the actions and advice.
Starbucks cited “beyond reason and good sense of all,” and it is gratifying.
Howard Schultz, Chairman, said late last week he does not intend to seek changes in their policy reversal outside California.
At Starbucks, tips left in a tall glass, and then grouped on the basis of the number of hours worked per person in the week between supervisors and work Baristas.
A lawyer against the California relocation Starbucks said supervisors of the authority to send workers at home during the slow time on the advice to workers.