Another well-known Milwaukee bar and restaurant is facing a federal lawsuit over tipping practices an employee says violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Steny’s Tavern and Grill, doing business as Steny’s, Inc., and its registered agent Jerome K. Stenstrup are named in the civil complaint filed by Nathan Witman, a Steny’s front-of-house employee. The lawsuit was filed Feb. 12 in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
The suit alleges Steny’s, 800 S. 2nd St., operates an unlawful mandatory tip pool that includes kitchen workers, who do not customarily receive tips, and wrongfully claimed a tip credit it was not entitled to receive…