Food & Drink

San Antonio pizza spot Barbaro agrees to $29,000 settlement in federal tip-share suit

The U.S. Labor Department sued the restaurant last fall alleging it forced workers to share tips with a manager.

by Sanford Nowlin June 27, 2024July 24, 2025

The U.S. Labor Department sued the restaurant last fall alleging it forced workers to share tips with a manager.

Food & Drink

Whataburger, Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

Francis Bogside’s new digs and BarbacoApparel’s Bean & Cheese Battle Royale are also on the menu.

by San Antonio Current Staff June 2, 2023June 15, 2025

Food & Drink

Lubbock Whataburger ordered to pay $1,800 in back wages, damages to illegally fired employee

The Department of Labor found that the store denied an employee a reasonable break time to express breast milk and then fired her for leaving the premises to do so.

by Nina Rangel May 26, 2023June 24, 2025

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Haunted Forest, DNA Kits: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

In music news, a planned fall festival at Willie Nelson’s ranch was cut short, and Journey will stop in San Antonio as part of its 50th anniversary tour.

by San Antonio Current Staff October 21, 2022May 27, 2025

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Top San Antonio Express-News reporter fired after complaint from Bexar judge hopeful Trish DeBerry

Fired journalist Bruce Selcraig said DeBerry’s accusations of sexism and bias amount to a ‘smokescreen’ and that she wanted to kill his story.

by Sanford Nowlin October 20, 2022January 27, 2025

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Sysco settles federal claims that its San Antonio-area warehouse discriminated against job applicants

The company discriminated against 180 women and 190 Black men who sought jobs, according to federal allegations.

by Sanford Nowlin October 13, 2022December 23, 2024

Food & Drink

Black’s BBQ, Rancho 181: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

From alleged accounting snafus to grand openings, our top stories this week spanned multiple areas of food and beverage business.

by San Antonio Current Staff September 23, 2022May 29, 2025

Food & Drink

Texas’ iconic Black’s BBQ chain illegally let managers keep $230,000 in worker tips, feds say

The order affects 274 workers at Black’s, which operates restaurants in Austin, New Braunfels, Lockhart and San Marcos.

by Sanford Nowlin September 21, 2022July 31, 2025

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U.S. Department of Labor

San Antonio pizza spot Barbaro agrees to $29,000 settlement in federal tip-share suit

Whataburger, Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

Lubbock Whataburger ordered to pay $1,800 in back wages, damages to illegally fired employee

Top San Antonio Express-News reporter fired after complaint from Bexar judge hopeful Trish DeBerry

Sysco settles federal claims that its San Antonio-area warehouse discriminated against job applicants

Black’s BBQ, Rancho 181: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

Texas’ iconic Black’s BBQ chain illegally let managers keep $230,000 in worker tips, feds say

Labor Department sues San Antonio firm that hires vets, saying it shorted them on overtime

Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine rules for big businesses temporarily blocked by federal appeals court

Breakfast at Mama’s Cafe, ‘Chipotlanes’: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

U.S. Department of Labor issues final rule for restaurant owners on tip credit, server side work

U.S. Labor Department strengthens penalties for employers who steal tips from their staff

Proposed Department of Labor tip rules likely to be a pain in the ass for restaurant owners