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Tip Pooling
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Wage & Hour Law Update
Joining Ninth Circuit, Fourth Circuit Rejects Cause of Action to Recover Gratuities Under FLSA When No Tip Credit Taken
In accordance with the Ninth Circuit and several other federal court rulings, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit yesterday held that an employee cannot bring a claim for…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Florida Federal Court Holds Cashiers Are Proper Tip Pool Participants
The legality of a given employee’s participation in a tip pool under the FLSA turns on whether the participants are “Tipped employees” under 29 U.S.C. § 203(t). The specific question…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Court Weighs In On Employee Tip Pools
By Lee Tankle
We recently prepared a post for our friends at www.jurisbrewdence.com, who write about interesting issues in the craft beer industry (yeah we know, rough life right?). Our post was about…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Maximizing The Use Of The “Chain Of Service” Doctrine To Defend Claims
In cases challenging participation of food service workers other than the quintessential roles with which most diners are familiar (e.g., server/waiter, busboy, etc.) in tip sharing/pooling/splitting arrangements, some courts focus…
Workforce Bulletin
Kara Maciel Quoted in “For Fine Dining Sector, Tip Pools Can Be Legal Trap”
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Kara Maciel, a Member of the Firm in the Labor and Employment, Litigation, and Health Care and Life Sciences practices, in the Washington, DC, office, was quoted in an article…
Minnesota Employer
Can Employers Require Employees to Pool Tips in Minnesota?
Generally no – employers cannot require employees to pool their tips in Minnesota, but there are a few exceptions to this rule. Here's what employer's need to know about the…
ContractsProf Blog
Starbucks Managers Get to Share in Tip Pool, Says District Court
On November 21, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided Barenboim v. Starbucks Corp., a case brought by a class consisting of Starbucks baristas who challenged…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Update on the Battle “Grande”: Second Circuit Upholds Starbucks’ Tip Policy
By Michael Fucci, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Co-authored by John W. Egan and Nadia S. Bandukda As we previously reported, the Second Circuit has been considering the validity of Starbucks’ tipping practices in light of the opinion from…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Starbucks Tip Pooling Case – New Rule for New York Employers
About a year ago, Mark blogged about a tip pool case involving Starbucks where the tip credit (allowing employers to pay a sub-minimum wage) was destroyed when “improper” people (i.e.…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Nevada Supreme Court Okays Tip Pooling
Providing guidance on some longstanding ambiguity regarding the meaning of Nevada’s statute on tip pooling, Nevada’s highest court ruled that an employer may impose mandatory tip pooling on employees and…