Employees at Café Corazón are suing the popular local Latin cuisine chain owners over a mandatory tip policy that distributes pooled tips to managers and supervisors they say violate federal labor ...

Luby's Restaurants has paid $366,864 in back wages to 1,680 current and former waiters, cashiers and checkers after a government investigation. The U.S. Department of Labor found that some workers ...

Tip credit eligibility: Employers must ensure that tipped employees earn at least the full minimum wage when combining base pay and tips. Restaurants may implement tip pooling (mandatory tip ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's politics newsletter, Mass. Politics. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. The election is just 15 days away. And in addition ...

When you leave a tip, it's rare that your server gets to keep it all. Here’s how tip outs and tip pools work. When you tip someone, do you really know where those dollars are going? When someone at ...

Had a good steak lately? What about Pork Chop Friday at Perry’s? Steakhouses in Dallas are a scene and usually best attacked with an expense account. We recently reported how several Dallas ...

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) September 30, 2025 Opinion Letter FLSA2025-03 brings welcome clarity for restaurants and hospitality employers navigating complex tip pooling requirements. By way of ...

Democratic lawmakers and worker advocacy groups on Thursday called on the Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed amendment on tip pooling in light of reports that a damaging internal analysis was ...

Following a conversation with a well-known counter service restaurant in Schenectady, local Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is introducing new legislation that would give fast-casual restaurants the ...