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Get our free mobile app I think we can all agree that the men and women that work as restaurant servers in our great state deserve all the tips they can get.  Sure we've had a bad waiter or waitress from time to time, but overall we hardly have to wait for a drink refill or more chips and salsa. That being said, what 2 Louisiana restaurant employees did to ensure a tip absolutely crossed a line.  According to FOX News, 2 employees of Desi Vega’s Seafood and Prime Steaks in Metairie have been placed on unpaid suspension after they added an unauthorized gratuity to an African American coup...

On the cost because it is such a delicate balance for how we're priced out. but what we will do is do creative ways of suggesting gratuities to the different tables so that, so it's not an automatic gratuity. >>brian: now you go anywhere with a big size party you expect it automatically in. >> that is true. most people expect there is an expectation of it. i think if it is done with transparency and good will and it's not sort of slid in there, then i think it's a good thing. it definitely protects. for us, if the service isn't impeccable we won't include it. >>brian: right now what is your po...

And they tap on an automatic gratuity, why did they discriminate against somebody with a large family, for example? how is this any different? they want to make sure their waiters are paid. >> i think the irs automatically requires restaurants pay something like 8% anyway so if a person does not get tip money, they're going to wienld nd up gg hosed by the system. >> i feel for the staff getting stiffed like that. and i feel for the business but there's a way to handle it which is you just add a 10% tax, you add a 15% gratuity tip for everybody. if you want to tip more, you can add more. there'...