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Mar 2019

Potential Restaurant Tipping Pool Violations: Are You Paid Fairly?

It’s all too easy for employers to take advantage of their employees, especially in a restaurant setting where wages often rely on fluctuating tips and tipping pool systems. Because of these types of wage structures, employees aren’t always aware that they aren’t receiving the compensation they’re owed. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) aims to protect restaurant workers from wage violations, ...

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31

Dec 2018

Are Your Tips Distributed Fairly?

Working as a tipped employee has its perks, but dealing with a tip pool can be extremely challenging. Tip pools are not always handled in the most professional manner, either because employers aren’t aware of the proper protocol or they simply chose to ignore the rules in favor of their own system. When tips are gathered together and distributed unfairly, it can result in major issues, including ...

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14

Aug 2017

How Do I Know if There Are Tip Pool Violations in the Workplace?

Many industries, especially those of service, employ a system of earning tips from satisfied customers who want to show their gratitude for particularly good service. As the system is set up, some employees even receive more money from their earned tips than they do from their regular wages. What many people don’t realize is their tips are protected under employee rights, which is why it is ...

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6

Jun 2017

Bradley Alverson and Casey Howie vs. BL Restaurant Operations LLC d/b/a Bar Louie

A recent class action case was brought against BL Restaurant Operations LLC, the company behind the upscale bar and grill chain Bar Louie. The claimants are bartenders employed by the chain, who allege that the salaried restaurant management was taking tips from the pool intended for the hourly-paid bartenders, failing to notify employees of tip credit, and required employees to spend more than ...

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