Labor Department Issues Final Rule On Tip Pooling Amendments, Elimination Of '20%' Dual Jobs Rule | Jackson Lewis P.C.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its long-awaited Final Rule addressing who may share tips under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the circumstances under which employers may use a tip credit. The Final Rule will be effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. Summary of Final Rule e.g., servers in the restaurant industry) to pool tips with non-tipped workers ( e.g., cooks and dishwashers), so long as the employer does not take a “tip credit” ( i.e., paying tipped employees a direct wage below the minimum wage) and, instead, pays such workers a direct ...
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