> I just got a job at a strip club in NJ and mgmt. said that each
> bartender has to submit a deposit of $125.00 (like an apt. rental
> deposit/security)which stays with them until we leave. This fee is
> supposed to be a detterrent for the bartenders not to screw up. For
> example if a bartender doesn't show up & doesn't call then her
> deposit will not be returned to her and it is given to the bartender
> who had to be called in to cover for her.
>
> Is this normal? To get the 125 we have to give them $25 from our
> tips until it's paid up.
I have never heard of anything like this, and it sounds borderline illegal
(tips are your property, not the property of management).