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DOL’s Final Rule on Tipped Employees Takes Effect December 28th

Beginning December 28, 2021, employers must pay tipped employees the full minimum wage for periods when non tip-producing work is performed for a substantial amount of time, in light of a new Department of Labor (DOL) Final...more

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Department of Labor Releases Final Rule for Tipped Employees

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Tip Credits under the Fair Labor Standards Act - The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) generally permits employers to pay tipped employees less than the minimum hourly wage, provided that the tips the employee receives are...more

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DOL Limits the Amount of Time Tipped Employees Can Spend on Non-Tipped Work

On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new rule, effective December 28, 2021, that limits the amount of time tipped employees can spend on non-tipped activities when the employer receives a tip...more

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DOL Restores the 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees and Creates a New Employee Wage Protection

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On Friday, October 29, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule relating to wages of tipped employees. The rule aims to settle flip-flopping by different presidential administrations over the types of work...more

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DOL Publishes Final Rule to Resurrect 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees

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On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced publication of a final “dual jobs” rule, which reverses course from a December 2020 final rule and resurrects the so-called “80/20 Rule” that governs how...more

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11th Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Employer’s Tip Credit Summary Judgment Victory in Rafferty v. Denny’s

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The 11th Circuit clarified that employers, not employees, bear the burden of proving compliance with the 80-20 rule for employees subject to the tip credit under the FLSA....more

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Tipping Points – DOL Issues New Opinions About Paying Tipped Employees

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Days before the January 20, 2021, presidential inauguration, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), under the outgoing administration, issued a flurry of new regulations, rules and opinion letters that could significantly impact...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (January 2020 Edition)

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If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....more

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Changes in store for tipped employees: DOL proposes host of new tip regulations

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On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations governing the wages of tipped employees, specifically, tip credits and tip pools....more

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Hot Tip: End May Be Near for 80/20 Rule!

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Employers in the hospitality and restaurant industry are poised for celebration: the Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed eliminating a rule that requires tracking the time tipped employees devote to non-tip producing...more

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Department of Labor Deflates the 80/20 Rule & Inflates the Tip Pool

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On Monday, October 7, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new 80/20 rule and tip pooling regulation. First, the proposed regulation, if finalized, will permit employers to take a tip credit regardless of the...more

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U.S. DOL Announces Proposed New Rule on Tip Credits and Pooling

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Rules relating to tip credit and pooling have resulted in significant debate among legislators, regulators, and the courts, leading to confusion, further litigation, and, in many cases, substantial liability or settlements...more

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WHD Releases Proposed Rule on Tipped Employees

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division announced its long-awaited proposed rule related to the FLSA’s tip provisions. The rule would implement statutory changes passed in March 2018; it also would...more

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U.S. Department of Labor’s New Guidance, Compliance Tool, and Leadership

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February has been a busy month for the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”).  The Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) published new guidance addressing tipped employees and payment of subminimum wages and released a new compliance...more

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USDOL Moves Forward With Eliminating 20% Rule

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On February 15, the U.S. Department of Labor struck another nail into the coffin of the infamous “20% Rule,” the agency’s prior enforcement position which purported to limit an employer’s ability to take the federal Fair...more

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U.S. DOL Eases Restriction on Tipped Employees

...In a new opinion letter released November 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) decided to eliminate the “80/20 Rule” which had previously limited employers’ ability to take a “tip credit” toward their employees’...more

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What Duties Can A Server Perform Under the Tip Credit Rules? [Wage & Hour FAQ]

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Q. We use the tip credit for servers who work in our restaurant. When service is slow, we ask our servers to pitch in with other jobs around the restaurant, like sweeping up the dining room and cleaning the restroom. ...more

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A Tip from the Department of Labor: The 80/20 Rule Has Been Rescinded

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Employers are no longer barred from taking the tip credit for tipped employees who spend more than 20% of their time doing non-tipped activities, according to a new U.S. Department of Labor opinion letter doing away with the...more

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Department of Labor Reissues 2009 Opinion Letter Regarding Tip Credits Under FLSA

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In 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an opinion letter which clarified the DOL’s position regarding the application of “tip credits” to employees who performed multiple job functions for an employer. However, shortly...more

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Check, Please!  DOL Issues Opinion Letter Ending Its 20% Tip Credit Rule

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has reissued a long-awaited opinion letter withdrawing its previous 20% tip credit rule and making clear that “no limit is placed on the amount of [related but non-tipped] duties that may be...more

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DOL Re-Issues 2009 Opinion Letter and Loosens Rules to Apply a Tip Credit to Employees Who Perform Side Work

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On November 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reissued and adopted a nearly decade-old opinion letter to clarify how employers must pay tipped employees who perform dual jobs. ...more

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USDOL Cleans Up Its “20% Rule” Mess

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The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) issued four opinion letters yesterday in which it construed issues arising under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The most significant of these letters, FLSA2018-27,...more

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Why Are Courts Deferring to USDOL's "20% Rule" Restricting the FLSA's Tip Credit?

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In a case that refuses to go away, the Ninth Circuit, now sitting en banc, has held that the plaintiff in Marsh v. J. Alexander's stated an FLSA minimum wage claim based on the USDOL's so-called "20% Rule" limiting a tipped...more

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