Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
9th Cir: Restaurant Tip Pools and the FLSA
A restaurant paid its servers above-minimum wage rates. The restaurant pooled all tips received by the servers, and then distributed a majority of them to the non-wait staff (e.g., dishwashers and cooks). The servers alleged that the practice 1) violated the anti-kickback regulation, 29 CFR § 531.35; and 2) violated 29 USC § 203(m) by including employees not […]