Lawsuit claims Sidetrack bar in Ypsilanti took tips from employees, made them work off the clock
Updated 3:23 PM;
YPSILANTI, MI — A recent lawsuit filed against Sidetrack Bar & Grill in Ypsilanti alleges that employees were required to work off the clock and lost out on tips they had earned.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan, was filed by two former employees — Alana Hubbard and Jacob Redmon — and seeks to represent a class of former servers and bartenders who worked at the restaurant. While working at the restaurant, employees were paid below minimum wage as the business utilized a “tip-credit system” that they did not qualify for, according to the lawsuit.