In the viral video that has amassed over 40,000 views as of Monday morning, user Katootsie (@I_cant_and_I_wont) made the allegations and questioned the restaurant’s tipping policies. “I think this is ...

Employees at Café Corazón are suing the popular local Latin cuisine chain owners over a mandatory tip policy that distributes pooled tips to managers and supervisors they say violate federal labor ...

Luby's Restaurants has paid $366,864 in back wages to 1,680 current and former waiters, cashiers and checkers after a government investigation. The U.S. Department of Labor found that some workers ...

Tip pools have proved a controversial wage-and-hour topic, especially “nontraditional” tip pooling in which employers distribute pooled money among workers both in traditionally tipped roles, like ...

A college student working at Outback Steakhouse found a creative way to maximize his earnings. But it's raising questions ...

Different restaurants engage in different tipping practices: some stipulate all tips a server gets are the server’s alone. Some have to give a percentage of their tips to the bar staff—an amount that ...

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) September 30, 2025 Opinion Letter FLSA2025-03 brings welcome clarity for restaurants and hospitality employers navigating complex tip pooling requirements. By way of ...

Businesses wondering about tipping employees properly should review their tip-pooling policy and practices. Recent news of six-digit demands and lawsuits filed by the Department of Labor against ...

Democratic lawmakers and worker advocacy groups on Thursday called on the Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed amendment on tip pooling in light of reports that a damaging internal analysis was ...