Minimum Wage, Tips, Compliance

Service Charges vs. Tips: Ensuring Legal Compliance in New York Restaurants

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP on 6/20/2025

Understanding the difference between service charges and tips is critical for New York restaurant owners to remain compliant with state and federal labor laws. Misclassifying these charges can lead to legal disputes,...more

Food and Beverage Law Update: October 2015

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/29/2015

Labor and Employment - Plaintiff Wage and Hour Lawsuits Continue to Climb - Wage and hour litigation has become what some call the new "workplace revolution." Data from the Federal Judicial Center indicates that...more

2014 Update for California Employers

Allen Matkins on 1/7/2014

While 2013 was marked by some novel and interesting judicial and administrative decisions, including Quicken Loans (in which the National Labor Relations Board invalidated certain common employee handbook policies), Vance v....more

New York Employers – 2013 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2014

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 1/7/2014

“Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits.” While the author to this famous New Year’s quote remains unknown, that certainly doesn’t make it any less true, including for employers. We hope that,...more

How Franchise Systems Can Minimize Risks of Labor Violations

Maynard Nexsen on 7/18/2013

No one enjoys being the center of attention when that attention is coming from federal regulators. Yet that’s where franchise systems have found themselves of late – especially in the hospitality sector, which accounts for a...more

Minimum Wage › Tips › Compliance

Service Charges vs. Tips: Ensuring Legal Compliance in New York Restaurants

Food and Beverage Law Update: October 2015

2014 Update for California Employers

New York Employers – 2013 Year in Review and Looking Ahead to 2014

How Franchise Systems Can Minimize Risks of Labor Violations

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