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Tip Pooling
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Wage & Hour Law Update
Department of Labor Issues Initial Guidance on Tip Pooling Amendment
By Jeffrey W. Brecher, David R. Golder
This week the Department of Labor issued new guidance, in a “Field Assistance Bulletin,” on the recent amendment to the FLSA regarding tip sharing. The recent amendment to the FLSA…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
US DOL Issues Bulletin Detailing Amendment to FLSA for Tip Pooling
On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act. As you may remember, earlier this year the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) sought comments related to…
California Employment Law Report
DOL issues memo explaining new tip pooling regulations
As I wrote about recently, on March 23, 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 signed by President Trump changed federal law on the issue of tip pools and allows employers…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
New Tip Pooling Guidelines For Employers
The recent passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (“H.R. 1625”), an 878-page omnibus spending bill, significantly changes the rules for tip pooling under the Fair Labor Standards Act…
Workforce Bulletin
Congress Rejects Part of the DOL’s Proposed Tip-Pooling Rule – Employment Law This Week
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Featured on Employment Law This Week: Under the recently signed Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress has amended the FLSA to address tip pools. The amendment prohibits employers from keeping employees’ tips or…
Labor & Employment Report
DOL Provides Clarification on FLSA Tip Pooling Amendments
By Fiona W. Ong
On April 9, 2018, the Department of Labor announced the issuance of a Field Assistance Bulletin clarifying the recent amendments to the tip pooling provisions of the Fair Labor Standards…
California Employment Law
Tip Pooling Updates
By Sahara Pynes
The Fair Labor Standards Act now permits back-of house employees to participate in mandatory tip pools, provided no tip credit is taken against minimum wage. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018…
SC Employers’ Blog
Congress Addresses Who Can Share Tips
By Denny Major
The 2018 federal appropriations bill signed into law on March 23rd includes an addition to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) stating that “[a]n employer may not keep tips received…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
DOL Expresses Interest in Banning “Tip-Skimming”
By Michael Reed, Ryan A. Glasgow
The practice of “tip-pooling,” which refers to the sharing of tips between “front-of-house” staff (servers, waiters, bartenders) and “back-of-house” staff (chefs and dishwashers), has been in the news recently as…
Minnesota Wage & Hour
DOL Proposes Rescinding Portions of 2011 Obama Administration Tip-Pooling Regulations
Late last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, requesting comments related to rescinding portions of the 2011 Obama Administration tip pooling regulations that…