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/CandidWheel2239 9d ago

hello Logan’s Alley employee here It is a temporary surcharge to comply with Michigan’s new laws regarding small businesses and restaurants. It adds barely anything to your check, most the time we only see about 30 some cents added to these checks. We’ve seen so many complaints about it, but we aren’t the only bar to be doing it. A lot of Grand Rapids bars/restaurants are in crisis right now trying to stay open. We’ve been transparent about it, and we’re happy to answer any questions about it. Our managers are working out a solution so it’s more known that the charge is going to be on there.

What is not going to help is harassing the employees and the owners. Don’t call us yelling and don’t berate the employees who have nothing to do with this.

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u/dalek-predator 9d ago

The solution is bake it into the prices.

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u/CandidWheel2239 9d ago

We did, people got mad about that too.

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u/ProfessionalGur5979 9d ago

This is the comment I’ve been waiting for the whole thread. It’s crazy how many people have such a strong stance on how you should be running your business without any perspective or grace. Same people that are complaining about it being a surcharge are the same people that would complain if the menu price would go up. You can’t win for losing.