I read an interesting article about Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale, Arizona. Perhaps they can bake a mean cake, but they can’t manage people.
The company compels employees to sign an agreement with these, and other, provisions:
- Employees pay the costs of any damage to company equipment or products due to employee negligence;
- Employee gives up his/her right to tips, which belong to the restaurant, in lieu of receiving a wage of $8 to $12 per hour;
- Employers are penalized $250 per day if they miss a shift on a weekend or holiday; and
- Employee’s can’t work for a competitor within 50 miles for a period of one year.
My advice for employees — STAY AWAY
With that said, let’s have a little fun. I will send a Starbucks or Jamba Juice card to the first person who emails me the correct answer to this question: Identify the Wage Order Provision, the Labor Code provision, and the Business & Professions Code Provision that would be violated if Amy’s Baking Company was in California.