My child got there first job working at a restaurant. My child brought many of their friends to also work there. They all made about $5-$6 an hour plus cash tips (10% of server sales) which made their hourly rate to be $15-$17 an hour which is about the going rate in our area. After about a month, new owners bought the place. Go figure after the first opening weekend when it was slammed, the kids get a text message saying “sorry your only getting $12 an hour now, no more tips”. The kids saw servers putting the money in envelopes for them, and when they asked for their tip money they were yelled at and said they don't get that anymore. The new owners brought one of the girls outside, who just turned 16, and proceeded to tell her how he” doesn't Fing appreciate” her complaining about the new pay rate.
Besides telling my child they are never going back, leaving bad reviews, and reporting them to dept of labor. What else can be done?