The Department of Labor said a Gretna restaurant violated federal law by keeping $81,681 worth of tips meant for servers, a problem that local advocacy groups say is all too common in the industry.
Chopsticks Buffet on the West Bank Expressway allegedly ran afoul of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and its tip pooling provisions by pocketing the credit card tips of 12 workers, the labor department announced Tuesday.
The department’s investigation also identified an employee who was paid only in tips and denied about $1,435 in earned minimum wage…