9/17/2016 12:05 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
EXCLUSIVE
A Benihana waiter says he got screwed out of his tips by having to cut in the cooks behind the counter — and far from woking it back, he’s suing.
The server who filed the class action suit claims he was forced to fork over tons of his hard-earned tips to sushi chefs at his NY restaurant … for 8 years!
He claims he lost around $80 every week from ’08-’16 — which comes out to a little over $33k. He also says his restaurant’s alleged practice of splitting front of house tips with back of house employees violates labor laws.
The suit claims there’s a helluva lot more employees who might have been stiffed too, and invites ‘em to hop on for a payout.
We reached out to Benihana … so far, no word back.
