Legal Question in Business Law in New York

Non-psid bills

Is it illegal to have a waiter pay for the meal if the guests left without paying the bill?


Asked on 6/02/04, 10:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Louis Venezia Law Offices of Louis Venezia at Union Square, P.C.

Re: Non-psid bills

It is neither legal nor illegal. If you allowed the customers to leave without notifying anyone, then the cost of the meal could be deducted from your pay. But if there was nothing that you could do, no such deduction should be made. However, your employer could still discharge you. So, if it is a matter of being fired for having to pay for the meal, you must make a business decision and decide which way you want to go.

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Answered on 6/02/04, 2:18 pm


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