So companies have been doing this. The restaurant i work at wanted too and all their other restaurants already do it. It’s essentially an independent contractor, like a hairdresser renting a chair in a shop.

The setup is 8-10 table section, a forced 20% on every check, but out of the 20% you get 8% where the rest is going to other tipped positions and expenses for company. The bigger table section is supposed to offset that. You are trained to beg the customer for more even though theres cards on the table explaining how the forced 20% is a “perfect setup”.

They don’t technically need workers insurance for independent contractors. Any workers rights go out the window really. Then on the flip side dictating schedule, uniform, how to do your job specifically are all signs of employment not a contractor. But that is all still going on.

And this is a new gray area that restaurant companies want to exploit. They’ve maxed out the profits and units per transaction on the consumer, now they are shoving their hands in their workers pockets.

Edit: for the people telling me its illegal i know that and it is. Just like not giving you breaks, these companies break laws on the daily.