New York City Changes Tip Laws
Currently, most staff who work in places where tips are provided, pool their tips and distribute the tip pool to other employees. Also, part of these tips include credit card tips left by [...]
Trumping the Tip Pool Laws? Trump Puts a Lemon in the Water. The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. – Part One
You may have heard that Trump’s Secretary of Labor has proposed a new regulation concerning the tip pool laws. Lots of commentary has been written concerning the new proposed regulation. With [...]
Who gets my Tip? Tips on Restaurant Tipping
Who gets my Tip? Tips on Restaurant Tipping Have you ever wondered if your waiter or waitress actually gets to keep the tip you gave? Rightfully so, many patrons assume that your waiter or [...]
Who’s in The Pooled House
Is your employer illegally using tips from the tip pool? Have you ever worked at an establishment where the employer mandated that you “tip out” a portion of your earnings to other employees? [...]
Customer Tips: Whose Money is it Anyway?
Who is Legally Entitled to a Customer Tip? Have you ever worked a service job and had an employer claim the tips belong to him or her? Whether the employer is right or wrong depends on several [...]
Tip Pool: Do I Have to Contribute to an Employer Mandated Tip Pool?
By Drew N. Herrmann* Have you ever worked at an establishment where the employer mandated that you “tip-out” a portion of your earnings to other employees? This arrangement is called a tip pool. [...]
