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Ding Dong, the Federal 80/20 and 30-Minute Tip Rule Is Dead

On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals released its long-awaited opinion in Restaurant Law Center v. United States Department of Labor and invalidated the 2021 final tip rule issued by the U.S. Department of...more

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Appeals Court Strikes Down Onerous 80/20/30 Tip Credit Rule: 7 Things Hospitality Employers Should Know About This Win

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A federal appeals court just delivered some good news to hospitality employers by blocking the Department of Labor’s infamous 80/20/30 rule, providing immediate relief to employers around the country by vacating the...more

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Is Your Tip Credit A Ticking Time Bomb? An Employer’s 10-Step Wage and Hour Action Plan for 2022

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With the government’s final rules on the tips provisions of federal wage and hour law becoming effective just weeks ago, employers will be challenged with ensuring they have a plan to address the rules’ impact on their...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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Restaurant Industry Alert: DOL Publishes Final Rule for Tipped Employees

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On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule related to tipped employees. It is effective December 28, 2021. DOL had issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on June 21, 2021,...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Tipped Worker Pay

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On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its final rule outlining the circumstances under which an employer is permitted to take a “tip credit” against its wage obligation to tipped employees, paying...more

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DOL Formally Reinstates ‘20%’ Rule, Adds ‘30-Minute’ Rule Setting Limits on Tip Credit Use

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On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule establishing limits on the amount of time tipped employees can spend performing work that is not “tip- producing work” and still being paid at the...more

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DOL Issues Final Rule Changing FLSA Tip Credit Regulations

Wasting no time, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor published a Final Rule on Friday that will formally withdraw regulations on tip credits that were issued in the final days of the Trump...more

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Here We Go Again: DOL Announces Final Rule Regarding Tipped Employees With Dual Jobs

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On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule regarding tipped employees with dual jobs (i.e., employees who perform both tipped and non-tipped work), rejecting the Trump-era approach to...more

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Hospitality Employers in for a Fright This Halloween: Labor Department Reinstitutes Notorious 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees

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Just in time to frighten hospitality employers, the U.S. Department of Labor just issued its final rule regarding tipped wages, reinstituting a worker-friendly rule that will cause challenges for most businesses utilizing the...more

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DOL’s Dual Jobs Final Rule: Will It Be a Horror Show for Employers?

On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that may cause many employers in the restaurant, hospitality, and service industries to rethink and/or end their use of tip credits under the...more

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U.S. Labor Department Clarifies Tip Credit Rules for Managers and Supervisors

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued final regulations implementing 2018 amendments to provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act that deal with compensation of tipped employees. For certain...more

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Finally Final: The Tipped Employee Rule

As promised in our April 2021 post regarding the rules for tipped employees, here’s the update on the final rule. Recall that not all of the rule became effective earlier this year but certain portions were implemented to...more

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Regarding FLSA Tip Regulations

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On December 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule revising certain regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) related to tipped employees. However, because of the timing of the new rule,...more

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Labor Department Loosens Tip Pool Rules For Hospitality Employers

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The U.S. Department of Labor issued a long-awaited final rule right before Christmas addressing the issue of tipped employees. The final rule, released on December 22 but not effective until February 20, 2021, provides...more

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New York Adopts Revised Wage Regulations Effective December 31, 2016

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) recently proposed amended regulations that would significantly alter the salary levels for some executive and administrative exempt employees, as well as alter the permitted tip...more

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