Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\nUS Restaurant Sector Backs Rule Change<\/h2>\n
But the US restaurant industry generally backs the proposal. In a statement last year, the National Restaurant Association said it supports the proposed tip regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 The [Labor] Department should \u2026 step back from trying to micromanage restaurant work at the level of task assignment and, instead, return its focus to what the Wage and Hour Division is designed to do: ensure that employees receive the wages that FLSA guarantees,\u201d the statement said. \u201c\u2026 The limitations on tip pooling [should] apply only in instances where a tip pool involves at least one tipped employee, because there may be circumstances where non-tipped employees, including managers and leaders, may themselves receive tips directly from customers, or may even have tip pools just among non-tipped employees.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the National Restaurant Association would like to see some limited clarifications in the language used in the proposal. In its own statement, the Labor Department said the rule would lead to tips being shared by a \u201cbroader group of workers.\u201d<\/p>\n
It would also prohibit employers, managers, and supervisors from keeping tips received by employees, the Labor Department added. If employers illegally keep tips, that could lead to financial penalties not to exceed $1,100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Once Nevada\u2019s current shutdown of restaurants and casinos ends, workers at bars, restaurants, and other venues will face a controversial federal proposal where employees could be forced to share tips under the direction of managers. It would require front of house workers, such as bartenders and wait staff, to share tips with back of house […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":131178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Tip-Sharing Proposal Could Reignite Las Vegas Worker Legal Challenges<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n