"Federal laws state,
"All tips recevied by the employee are to be retained by the employee"
An employee cannot retain all the tips he has received unless he knows what tips constitute all tip recevied.
When tips are improperly…"
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How much of his tips is a waiter legally entitled to?
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According to so-called experts on tips and tip pools, waiters can be required to share their tips with other workers. The question I have is, what portion of his tips is a waiter legally entitled to…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by BluntDinerz Feb 21, 2012.
Waiters Tip pooling and tip outs.
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It is my opinion that tip…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by G D Reed Mar 6, 2012.
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gratuityshaker replied to G D Reed's discussion Waiters Tip pooling and tip outs."Again, how do you prove that each of these employees is entitled to a specific portion?
Why would anyone have to prove that each or any team members are entitled to a specific portion?
Distribution formula is pre set prior to the rendered service,…"
G D Reed posted a discussionHow much of his tips is a waiter legally entitled to?
According to so-called experts on tips and tip pools, waiters can be required to share their tips with other workers. The question I have is, what portion of his tips is a waiter legally entitled to keep as his own?I mean, if there is some law that says it's legal for an employer to take tips away from the waiter and share them with other workers, shouldn't this law also explain both how much the waiter is suppose to keep and how much each of the other employees is supposed to keep.The truth of…See More
G D Reed replied to G D Reed's discussion Waiters Tip pooling and tip outs."Now I am not trying to advocate for the current system, but rather trying to explain it. The FOH gives a list of employees who are eligible (FOH 30d04a) and those who are not eligible (FOH 30d04c). The way they determined this…"
G D Reed replied to G D Reed's discussion Waiters Tip pooling and tip outs."G D stated, David, What portion of the customer's tip are these other types of employees entiled to?
Davide replied A guideline of 15% had been contained in the Dept of Labor's Field Operations Handbook in Section 30d04. As of…"
G D Reed replied to G D Reed's discussion Waiters Tip pooling and tip outs."I do not acknowledge, and have never acknowledged that the law is clearly allowing employers to require tip pools. What I stated is that currently the DOL is misintterpreting the law by allowing employers to require tip pools.
Think about it, what…"
G D Reed replied to G D Reed's discussion Waiters Tip pooling and tip outs."David, What portion of the customer's tip are these other types of employees entiled to?
Now please explain how you would prove that each of these is employees is entitled to that specific portion.
Now please also emplain why someone…"
David Hayden replied to G D Reed's discussion Waiters Tip pooling and tip outs."I see your point and understand the contradiction. I have been reading a fair amount on this topic for some articles I have written on it and think I understand their explanation of the contradiction. The deliniation between who is…"
G D Reed left a comment for ANDRE DUKIC"The thing is, only the customer is authorized to determine who his tip belongs to. The Deparment of Labor has no authority to suggest that they, rather than the customer, are authorized to determine who the customer's tip belongs to. And yer…"
G D Reed left a comment for ANDRE DUKIC"Employees who receive tips directly from customers need to bombard the Office of the Inspector General's office with letters and e-mails demanding that charges be brought against the U.S. Department of Labor for violating 29 USC section…"
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