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Capitol Hill restaurant Barrio fires nine workers in tip pool dispute — UPDATE

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A dispute over how tips are handled has been behind recent closures and service disruptions at Capitol Hill restaurant Barrio.

Larry Kurofsky, head of the Heavy Restaurant Group behind the 12th Ave Mexican concept, confirmed nine employees were fired last week after walking out over the issue.

A widely shared message on social media described the group sacking as a harsh response to what employees said was planned to be a temporary walkout by the restaurant’s “front of house” staff including servers and bartenders.

CHS has reached out but has not been able to speak with any of the employees fired in the dispute. Continue reading →

Will more Capitol Hill businesses become pay transparent? Molly Moon’s, leading by example, hopes so

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If you weren’t surprised by the revelation that a survey found nearly 50% of men believe the gender pay gap is “made up,” the kind of emails people have been sending to local ice cream chain Molly Moon’s won’t shock you either.

“We’ve received emails with people saying they’ll no longer be customers of ours because of our stance on pay transparency citing that women simply need to work harder and to stop whining,” Katie Cole, marketing director at the company, says.

What are the emailers upset about? The fact that founder and CEO Molly Moon Neitzel announced on April 2, Equal Pay Day, that the company had officially become pay transparent. Continue reading →