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- Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Just Days Before It Was Set to Take Effect
- Can Back-of-House Employees Participate in a Tip Pool?
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- Nationwide Injunction Blocks Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act: What Business Owners Need to Know
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Can Back-of-House Employees Participate in a Tip Pool?
Understanding Traditional and Nontraditional Tip Pooling If you operate a restaurant, you’ve likely wrestled with how to fairly compensate back-of-house staff while complying with wage and hour laws. Tip pooling and service charges can help—but each is governed by strict … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Handbook, Employment, FLSA, Minimum Wage, Restaurant, Wages
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Trump Administration Proposes Rollback of Obama-era Tip-Pooling Regulations
The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) tip pooling regulations. The proposed changes would roll back the Obama administration’s 2011 regulations that prohibited employers from distributing tips to anyone other than front-of-the-house … Continue reading
Posted in DOL, FLSA, Restaurant
Tagged DOL, flsa, restaurant regulations, Tip pooling, Tips
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