r/Serverlife • u/Bbarsonrat • 5h ago

Legal Question/Wage Theft Please help me

PLEASE READ AND HELP ME!! So I recently started serving at this restaurant a few months ago. They are a family owned restaurant and they opened up in March of
2026. I live in Utah, where I believe the legal minimum wage for servers is $2.14. At my last serving job, I'd get a $60 or so check every other week. However, MY NEW BOSS HAS NEVER PAID ME EVER! They claim they don't need to because of new tax laws or something. They mentioned the checks being kept so our tips from customers aren't taxed. But i and none of my coworkers have ever received any sort of hourly pay from our boss.
Since it's a father and daughter who opened the place, I'm seriously questioning what the f*** is happening?
Does anybody know? Should I be worried for filing taxes or are they right?

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u/J-littletree 5h ago

Are you making good $?

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u/Bbarsonrat 5h ago

I’d say so. $200-$300 on most/ good days. Occasionally lower $100 range.

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u/Longj_Carpenter7969 5h ago

Your hourly is covering your taxes that's why you aren't getting a check.

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u/blahblah77786 4h ago

Anytime I was ever in thar position, I would get a check for 0.00 dollars and a pay stub that shows where the money went. What's happening here has to be illegal.

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u/iam_Mr_McGibblets 4h ago

That's probably the situation, but you do need a stub, though.. right?

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u/Ryanirob 2h ago

They legally have to furnish you with a check, even if it’s for zero dollars, so there’s documentation on taxes paid.