How much money is there in a coffee house tip jar? A trial is underway in San Diego to find out. The court will be asked to award damages to employees who allegedly were denied a fair share from the tip jar at Starbucks. The class action on behalf of an estimated 120,000 Starbucks baristas alleges that store managers or supervisors shared in the tip jar in violation of California law. The plaintiffs’ attorney is quoted as saying that the tip jar damages could be in the “tens of millions.”
State of Oregon to Pay Over $450,000 to Settle Whistleblower Retaliation Suit
MARION COUNTY, OR – A former Oregon Department of Transportation employee who reported “gross mismanagement” during the implementation of a new payroll system for state employees will receive $465,000 in damages and lost wages from the State of Oregon to resolve his whistleblower retaliation lawsuit.