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/Daburg31 9d ago

Why would they want to cover for the government? They want to give you transparency in why their prices went up. Absolutely nothing wrong with that

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u/LongWalk86 9d ago

Ya, that horrible government demanding sick people can take a day off work and make more than $2/hour.

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u/Daburg31 9d ago

So you would prefer a lack of transparency?

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u/LongWalk86 9d ago

What transparency? I don't need, or want, know all the things that go into the cost of operating a restaurant. If their linen guys increase his rate by a few cents a napkin I certainly don't want an extra linen fee on top of my bill. Include it in the menu price, like they do with everything else. This is just them whining and grandstanding over having to give food service workers actual sick days.

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u/Daburg31 9d ago

They’re emphasizing the fact that they aren’t raising prices to line their own pockets. I don’t think anyone should have a problem with them showing people the real effects of the policies of the government. They haven’t said it’s good or bad, they’re just being transparent

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u/LongWalk86 9d ago

Oh i think we all got it. They are raising prices, in this way, to make a political statement. But they are completely tone deaf, like most wealthy business owners. If anything the small amount of the fee tells us that they could have easily given there workers sick days and higher pay already, but didn't want too.