Democratic lawmakers and worker advocacy groups on Thursday called on the Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed amendment on tip pooling in light of reports that a damaging internal analysis was ...

Tip credit eligibility: Employers must ensure that tipped employees earn at least the full minimum wage when combining base pay and tips. Restaurants may implement tip pooling (mandatory tip ...

Employees at Café Corazón are suing the popular local Latin cuisine chain owners over a mandatory tip policy that distributes pooled tips to managers and supervisors they say violate federal labor ...

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) September 30, 2025 Opinion Letter FLSA2025-03 brings welcome clarity for restaurants and hospitality employers navigating complex tip pooling requirements. By way of ...

When you leave a tip, it's rare that your server gets to keep it all. Here’s how tip outs and tip pools work. When you tip someone, do you really know where those dollars are going? When someone at ...

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has cited a high-end Boston restaurant for over $1.8 million for violating state wage laws that bar managers from participating in tip pools. On Tuesday, ...

Had a good steak lately? What about Pork Chop Friday at Perry’s? Steakhouses in Dallas are a scene and usually best attacked with an expense account. We recently reported how several Dallas ...

SCHENECTADY — Until recently, when a customer would tip for an order at Simone’s Kitchen, that tip would be pooled with all others, then divided among the staff. That practice stopped after Simone's ...