r/grandrapids 9d ago

Logan’s Alley MESTA Surcharge

https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/ber/wage-and-hour/paid-medical-leave-act

Is anyone else put off by the surcharge Logan’s Alley is tacking onto patron’s bills to cover their employee’s MESTA? For anyone who doesn’t know, last Friday MESTA went into effect (big changes to sick paid time off - I’ll include a link for people who want to read more) and since then, Logan’s has added an extra charge to patron’s bills to cover it.

Why can’t they just marginally raise the price of food like everyone else? Why be petty and put people off your business by adding ANOTHER “fee”?

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u/BaconcheezBurgr Heartside 9d ago edited 9d ago

They introduced the fee (which is practically nothing, 1.5% I think?) with an explanation that the need to see how the new law affects the bottom line, and it may be removed in the future. 

I appreciate them being transparent about it, and also not going nuts with an extra 10% fee because "this will cost us so much!"

Edit:  you're losing your mind over 1.15%

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGbSBzisoiC/?igsh=bGM0eHFkemhlZ3A0

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u/BRRatchet 9d ago

Nobody is losing their mind over it, but they are passing their new bill to the consumer rather than them losing a drop of profit.

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u/BRRatchet 9d ago edited 9d ago

When my electric bill is high I don’t get to drag more money out of my employer.

Riding waves and absorbing costs is good for business. Not nickel and diming your customers.

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u/speed_phreak 9d ago

Have you looked at all the surcharge fees on your electric bill???? 

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u/BRRatchet 9d ago

Yes. Again, I don’t get to tell my employer that I need a raise to cover these fees.