Restaurant employees turn to TMJ4 after claiming they are not being paid

Last week, an anonymous tip came into TMJ4's newsroom about a situation unfolding at Jake's Restaurant in Brookfield. The tip said that employee's paychecks were bouncing when they deposited them, and that the state had come and shut the restaurant down.

On Wednesday, June 19th, Jenna Rae went to Jake's. A sign on the door said it was closed for maintenance. Rae knocked anyways.

The general manager opened the door and said the owner wasn't there. Rae left her card for the owner to call her, but never heard from him.

Today, we talked with three employees who said their paychecks have bounced more than once, and they want their money.

The employees from Jake's Restaurant wanted to protect their identities by being anonymous.

"They bounced right when we have to pay our bills. We have to pay our rent and stuff," employee one said.

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