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Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Farewell 20% Rule – DOL Clarifies Eligible Duties for Tip Credit

On November 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reissued a previously-withdrawn opinion letter from 2009 (available here) that clarified its position on when employers can use the tip credit under the Fair Labor...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Labor Department Changes Position on Use of Tip Credit

As previously reported in EmployNews, litigation involving pay for tipped employees continues to vex employers in the hospitality industry. Many of these cases involve varying interpretations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Update: Tip Pooling by Restaurant Owners Remains in Flux

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This past April, we reported on a recent Ninth Circuit ruling which upheld a 2011 Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule that prohibits restaurants from instituting tip-pooling arrangements that include both front-of-house staff...more

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DOL Investigation Tactics and Pending Proposed Rule Come Under Fire During House Hearing

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In anticipation of the imminent release of the Department of Labor's proposed rule revising the white collar overtime exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a...more

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The Federal Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees—Is a Raise in Store?

President Obama has made increasing the federal minimum wage a priority for the administration due in no small part to sustained union efforts over the past few years—including “worker center” protests and campaigns aimed at...more

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