Wurst Biergarten owner accused of taking employee tips in Department of Labor complaint

Two former employees of The Wurst Biergarten have accused the business's owner of pocketing a portion of his bartenders' tips.Christian Colton, who...

October 27, 2022
2:02 AM

Two former employees of The Wurst Biergarten have accused the business's owner of pocketing a portion of his bartenders' tips.Christian Colton, who worked at the downtown bar for about nine weeks, said he filed a complaint over the business practice with the United States Department of Labor."I'm not a social justice warrior at all, but I felt very compelled to do this," Colton said. "I grew up in the service industry. I think a lot of people can relate to working a job that they hate because they have to keep their bills paid, and they find themselves stuck in this soul-sucking environment.

Megan Wyatt