Verve Coffee Roasters To Pay Almost $200k After City Probe Finds Health Fund Violations – CoffeeTalk

Verve Coffee Roasters has agreed to pay nearly $200,000 to current and past workers at a San Francisco café after failing to comply with a city law requiring large employers to pay for employee health benefits. The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement investigated Verve after employees reported it for violating the city’s Health Care Security Ordinance. The law requires employers with more than 20 employees to pay for health care benefits for certain workers. Verve was found to be out of compliance for three years between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2025.

As part of a settlement agreement, Verve agreed to pay 33 current and past employees a total of $184,408, plus a $7,929 penalty to the city. The amount each employee will receive varies depending on the total hours worked at the café, with individual payments ranging from $393 to $20,677. Verve is required to pay current employees by October 31, and past employees affected by December 31. The Market Street location is one of three Verve coffee houses that voted to unionize last month, seeking higher wages, more bargaining power, and benefits.

Read More @ Lookout Santa Cruz