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Malt Shop Rebellion: Albuquerque restaurant defies minimum wage law
Capitol Report New Mexico ^ | February 21st, 2013

Posted on 02/27/2013 11:48:56 AM PST by woofie

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To: Tijeras_Slim

I have known these folks a while...I went by to see them now that they are famous....

Im wondering if this story will go national

The city attorney getting involved? ...seems bizarre to me


21 posted on 02/27/2013 1:03:02 PM PST by woofie
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To: woofie

Yea, there was a segment on 770 this AM about it. The “disgruntled” fired employee couldn’t find a free lawyer.


22 posted on 02/27/2013 1:12:41 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: who knows what evil?

More:

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s2935132.shtml

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/02/27/news/exwaiter-will-get-wage-help-from-city.html


23 posted on 02/27/2013 1:14:43 PM PST by woofie
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To: woofie

We need government run malt shops now!


24 posted on 02/27/2013 1:14:52 PM PST by Mark (For the first time in my life, I'm no longer proud of my country.)
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To: I want the USA back

I would think they could have a case based on State or Federal pre-emption. If the state or feds say that minimum wage should be “x”, then I don’t see how a local town or city has a right to override what the state or Feds say the minimum wage should be. There are plenty of precedents established in other area of the law that allow the state gov or federal gov to override town and city laws!


25 posted on 02/27/2013 1:19:13 PM PST by mdmathis6 (Rest assured, Mankind is loved....both completely and severely!)
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Seize that business now give it to the employees!
How dare these silly Americans make a business and think they can suppress the mexican worker for just one dollar per hour!!
I hope they called the food stamp shop and told them about their new windfall! “After maybe and hopefully this head mexican will need a malt shop job in the near future! SARC /on!


26 posted on 02/27/2013 2:20:30 PM PST by Conserev1 ("Still Clinging to my Bible and my Weapon")
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They are not breaking the law:

But within the ordinance, there’s a provision calling for tipped employees to see their hourly minimum wages increase from $2.13 an hour to $3.83, an 80 percent raise, followed by raises in succeeding years based on the Consumer Price Index.

Waiters and waitresses often make more money than other employees.

27 posted on 02/27/2013 2:50:24 PM PST by oldbrowser (They are marxists, don't call them democrats)
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