In 2017, Veronica Perez was working at a Philly restaurant as a prep worker. In the beginning, everything seemed fine, but as time went by, her supervisor started touching her inappropriately. She tried to report the abuse, and was met with retaliation. In the end, she decided to quit.
Unfortunately, according to Natalia Nicastro, coordinator for the local Coalition for Restaurant Safety and Health (CRSH), sexual harassment is one of the biggest problems for restaurant employees, but far from the only one. But now, both workers and organizations are coming together to educate people about their rights and how to enforce them.
Seth Lyons, staff attorney from Community Legal Services (CLS) says there are no specific laws that apply only to restaurant workers. But there are a lot of specific issues that come up if you work in a restaurant that are important to know about.
If you are one of the 79,000 people employed in the city’s food industry, here is what you need to know about your rights as a restaurant worker:
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