Jay Z Screwed Over His Club Workers?
Filed under: Legal Matters > Jay-Z
Multimillionaire Jay Z has been sued by current and former employees of his NYC club 40/40, according to reports.
The employees claim they were denied hourly wages and forced to be compensated by customer tips alone.
WTF?
They also assert that they were forced to pay for breaks, spills, and "walkouts" on the job.
The report goes on to say that hundreds of former employees could be eligible to collect on the claims if their case wins in court.
Things aren't looking good for Hova.
The source claims that a federal judge has admitted the club owners violated federal labour laws after reviewing an earnings report for at least two workers who showed they were not paid for overtime at the venue. The judge said, "The record contains corroborating evidence of the allegations."
Such disappointing news.
We always thought of Jay Z as a pretty good guy.
SAD
FUCKIN FINALLY FIRST … NOW I CAN DIE IN PEACE
J/K
He sucked at Glastonbury
first
:s
fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you
He forgot he used to be one of the little people. So sad. Didn't he throw Beyonce a birthday bash worth 2 million dollars? Didn't think he was so cheap.
What is with this!!!Sahmeful!
Would someone kindly fist my ass?
that sucks but that is what every club in new york does
first bitches
Biggest lips I have ever seen!
I believe it….He is no different than any other greedy man !
Fucking figures, because it was just such an honor to be working for him, right. Still though, I assume that these people knew the situation before they took the job. Just goes to show how stupid people can be, rich or not.
How ironical. He looks like an imbecile, like the dumbest Mf who ever lived. Ok I'm stealing from Robert Downey Jr's character in Tropic Thunder, but it fits lol
I mean, anyone who has ever worked in a bar, club or restaurant knows this is pretty standard…I don't think this makes Jay Z a rotten boss… just how it goes.
this was reported in the NYpost yesterday. You've been slacking lately Mr. Mario!
Isn't that how every bartender/cocktail waitresses/servers get paid?!?!
I'm sure it is his management company that works for the club and most likely doesn't have a whole lot to do with Jay-Z's decisions. He just needs to get a better management team for the club so this crap doesn't happen again.
hmm…I worked at a sports bar- and I was paid $3.13 an hour + tips. and we were responsible for drinks we dropped or spilled- but obviously it didnt happen much so the occasional drink/ rder dropped was covered by the bar.
Never had a walkout. I always took a credit card- so if anyone walked out Id swipe it and still give myself a tip:)
OMG he is the ugliest man.
what an unflattering picture
Never trust a black man. They only care for themselves.
are you kidding me? i don't get how people like perez, chris martin, and gwyneth paltrow think that jay-z is a "good" guy. from what? not that any of us are perfect, but he basically screwed his friend damon dash over and lest we all forget he was a CRACK dealer? gwyneth paltrow, prim and proper, once said she hated rap bc it's mysoginistic, yet attends the fancy wedding of the guy who made up lyrics like "keep em looking good, but i don't f*ing feed em." seriously? really?
HE IS THE FUGLIEST DUDE IN HIP HOP!!!
HE IS THE FUGLIEST DUDE IN HIP HOP!!!
HE IS THE FUGLIEST DUDE IN HIP HOP!!!
HE IS THE FUGLIEST DUDE IN HIP HOP!!!
HE IS THE FUGLIEST DUDE IN HIP HOP!!!
Re: NoBam –
I AGREE
It is spelled "labor" not "labour" we are in America aren't we?
His lips look fucking disgusting. Is that dumb Beyonce bitch blind????
Jay-Z knew all about what was going on up and through 40/40!! How else do you think he amassed such wealth??
Ok, it figures. I never liked him. I guess it also proves how much he and Beyonce have in common. Greedy, ugly, annoying divas.
Just because he owns the club doesn't mean he had his hand in the day to day operations. Most investors are just that, investors and they aren't there running the place.
However this wouldn't surprise me at all given how greedy and shallow the knee grows are with their money. It's all about me gettin' paid, sho’nuff, foo'
Just a thought but what happened to innocent until proven guilty?
It appears the masses are running to strong him up and call him out, when, first, nothing has been proven and, secondly, as many on this board have already said, what he is doing is not unusual business practice for the club industry.
Eeeewwwww! Those lips! Get a lip reduction!!!!!!
How ugly a monkey can be…?
In the future please do us a favor and put only header and text with no picture. thx.
Jay Z and one of his thugs were in the audience at the Wimbledon Tennis matches the other day. Talk about sticking out like a sore thumb–2 dumb-ass boogers amongst white English society.
Paying for walkouts is just part of the job. I've had to lose all my tips to pay for some d-bags bill.
Sorry to break it to you, but most clubs in NYC have fuked up rules. Some dont pay hourly wages, others take a percentage of your tips, you get called in at all times of the night. Thats what its like working in clubs. If people dont like it, dont work in that club. Most people would kill for the amount of money batrenders and waitresses make in NYC clubs… dont like it, good theres more for me.
weak sauce!
I read a similar article in a Las Vegas newspaper about how he fucked over a bunch of employees at his Vegas 4040 also. Supposedly they overstaffed the club for New Years Eve and then fired a bunch of people the next week-people that relocated to vegas from all over the country to work there and also signed contracts where they couldnt work for other clubs either. SHADY! I'm a cocktail waitress at a club…that sucks.
Ugh, this reminds me of a former gig I had in my late teens..
I was a bartender at a seedy sports bar owned by an older couple from Spain. They would also make us pay for breaks and walkouts. Once I had to pay these douches $120 bar tab because they walked out on me on a very busy night (we were always wayyy understaffed). That was pretty much everything I had earned that night.
But karma came through because a couple nights later I found 3 $100 bills on the ground that no one claimed! I didnt tell the sweat shop owners about it and kept the money!
I love how you guys post shit without knowing what the fuck is going on! Jay-Z is not the only owner of the 40/40 club, he has partners. Just like any company that has managers and co managers, they put them in charge to run the business. So they claim to be only taking Jay-Z to court which is bullshit! They planned this shit because, they have managers, just like Steve Gates don't know wtf happens in ever Apple Store that's why they have managers for and different hot lines! Do your research! It's like someone posting shit saying Perez is a crackhead fag who fat ass has to pay for sex because no one wants to have sex with his nasty ass, knowing he is a nasty dirty power bottom! I just made all that up but, hey so did you! My first post here but, I had to say something!
Perez is as bias as Fox News!
aunque el chango se vista de seda , chango se queda
hes just disgusting, ugly, big nosed
uughhhh
i met he smells like onion all the time
Jay-Z is ugly. I don't see what Beyonce sees in him. He must have the biggest cock in the industry. That's the only reason she's with him…. Oh and he produces her albums. She would not have a career without him. She's going to drop him one day and end up like Mariah.
OH PLEASE!! Not only does every club in New York make you correct your own stupid mistakes, but every club and restaurant, bar, what have you in America makes you do this as well! Cases like this happen all the time they are just never a big deal cause there is no celebrity involved!! Stoopid ppl!!
P.S. I love you Perez!
Jay Z is a ugly monkey. He has nasty chocolate chip moles. I love chocolate but he is almost making me reconsider!!!!! I hate monkeys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yah, well, if you must learn anything about the rich and greedy fucks of this world, it's that, once they've got the dough, they'll do whatever the hell they can do to keep it and make more.
Jay Z the Lay Z and Beyonce the whore can suck my ass.
look mexicans ur lucky the man gave u a job…lol..r.o.c bitch!!!
I think it's true in most resturants that if you break it, you need to pay for damages. Atleast it is where I work.
Denying hourly wages though…that's not cool.
Not to defend him but I highly doubt that he is running the place. He like a lot of people delegate, this is likely the cause. Now he needs to get his ass in gear and see who is the one(s) that was(were) pocketing what was suppossed to be payroll.
When you run so many businesses you do not have a handle on most aspects of the operation and the people that you set up to represent you sometimes take advantage of this. They stupidly think that these issues will not come to light, and they always do. You can do wrong for only so long before it comes to light. Good luck to him and to the employees going through that. It stinks that people are put in these predicaments specially now with the rising cost of living which is super high here in NY.
QUESTION?! How do you know he is not a good guy? BASED ON THIS SHIT? Helloooooo. JAY Z isn't there at the club everyday so somebody else is runnin that shit, right? DAMN U PALE FACE FAGS TRY TO MAKE EVERY BLACK PERSON LOOK BAD. WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN KIND, FAGS.
Re: Mikey – NO BITCH. MAYBE BECAUSE SHE'S IN LOVE. U PEOPLE ARE SO IGNORANT. JAY Z MAYBE UGLY TOO U, BUT HE WOULD PULL MORE CHICKS THAN UR UGLY SMALL DICK ASS CUD EVER PULL. WTF DOES HIS LOOKS HAVE TO DO WITH THIS ANYWAYS? YOU ARE SO SAD ITS AMAZING.
What an appalling unattractive man.
Re: Traci – STOP HATIN' U DYKE! JAY Z WUD NEVER TOUCH YOU. NOT EVEN WITH A TEN FOOT POLE. DONT LIKE WHAT U SEE, DON'T COMMENT. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT HIS LOOKS BUT ONCE SOMEBODY TALKS ABOUT U FAGS, ITS ON AND POPPIN.
The employees claim they were denied hourly wages and forced to be compensated by customer tips alone.
*question is..were these bartenders or general staff (i.e., bussers and such)
because bartenders are generally paid like $2.15, and most of their $$ comes from tips alone.
They also assert that they were forced to pay for breaks, spills, and "walkouts" on the job.
* Now breaks and spills, thats harsh..kinda, but "Walkouts" yeah most bartenders/cocktail waitresses have to pay for that out of their own money
I went to the 40/40 I hated it, they wouldn't let my friends in told her ID was fake but it was her actual 21st b-day. Jay-z business partner some fake ass JLO, was being rude. FUCK 40/40…
WHAT AN UGLY FACE!! MONKEY FACE! YOU CAN SUCK DICKS WITH THOSE LIPS!!
WHAT AN UGLY FACE!! MONKEY FACE! YOU CAN SUCK DICKS WITH THOSE LIPS!!
WHAT AN UGLY FACE!! MONKEY FACE! YOU CAN SUCK DICKS WITH THOSE LIPS!!
WHAT AN UGLY FACE!! MONKEY FACE! YOU CAN SUCK DICKS WITH THOSE LIPS!!
WHAT AN UGLY FACE!! MONKEY FACE! YOU CAN SUCK DICKS WITH THOSE LIPS!!
he is sooooooooo nasty wtf does b see in him
Yes this is all true as I personally worked there myself..Liz Gonzalez and her husband (they are both co-owners) are complete douche bags..I was a receptionist though and they treated ALL of their workers like COMPLETE SHIT ESPECIALLY THE SERVERS..even Jay-Z's sister was working there witnessing everything and didnt do a damn thing about it since they were so full of themselves thinking that they could get away with this shit ..for example, they still owe me a $500 paycheck from when I quit….I never got it in the mail and didnt bother since i got a better job so i got over it quickly but …they run this business horribly…and this was comming ..karma is a bitch..in the words of Nas "FUCK JAY -Z!"
Re: Jasmi – She is VERY much a fake ass JLO wannabe …i thought she was a trannny when i first saw her…a hot tranny mess ..any1 think im hating go to the 40/40 in midtown, manahttan ..go to the second floor and ull probably see her walking up and down the halls
Re: just – i dont think it was only servers in the suit however since they would skimp hourly paid workers on wages..the servers were being paid on 15% gratuity
he's about as good a guy as you Perez which means he's a low life piece of shit. You don't even pay anyone, you are as sad as they come. How's the Prozak working out for you?
the 4040 club in las vegas is not doing well either. employees are fired constantly and the club may be closing at the end of the summer. the crowd is not good for palazzo (venetian)
He's ugly. Beyonce better hope she never has any baby girls with him.
Anyway, he's a piece of shit ex-crack dealer. What goes around eventually comes around. Maybe somebody will Tupac him or he gets crippled or something in a car accident. Ugh, I hate selfish people.
I don't understand how someone can have such a massive nose and lips and still be famous these days. Poor Micheal Jackson must be kicking himself in the ass, alot.
Re: Krist – You know, I still think that is fucked up. That's like making a secretary pay for a new printer when it breaks. Ugh, I fucking hate greedy ass motherfuckers.
Re: Miss. – I bet you got crispy-fried nappy hair under your weave. Try a new product sista, and ease up on the relaxin'.
LOL, it's painfully obvious you hate being black.
Re: stink – LMAO
No talent, and his bumbuddies want cash, so he`s got to screw someone. he`s in the closet and gpt no class.
JZ does not run the club..It is a Hispanic lady something Gonzalez, i think she runs the whole show and just uses JZ's name to make people come….
wow im so surprised with these comments over here.
first of all…you think jay-z would be the one in his club managing the place? umm didnt think so.
and someone said jay z dont give a fuck abt the "little people"
umm did u go to africa and donate millions of dollars…plus help design a plan to make sure villages and school receive efficient supply of fresh water?
umm didnt think so.
this is fucking new york. just coz its jay-z hes getting sued.
waiters are supposed to make sure they get tipped and customers are supposed to make sure they tip.
if u go to fucking mcdonalds u just go in and out and they give u a piece of shit burger that they just put together in the back.
u go to a fucking restaurant they make sure u get ur food the way u want it to be cooked. park ur car for u. make sure evrything is good.
i mean u ever get mcdonalds askin u if u want ur burger well done or rare? lol.
so whoever this bitch is thats suing jay needs to build a bridge and get the fuck over it coz its just part of the restaurant business.
Blame it on the manager. She sucks. Also… blame HOVA for not managing her.