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Re:Employers now allowed to take tips from waiters, split th... by onetimemanytime on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:59AM (#25528603)
They are trying to address the fact that cooks can make as little as $12 an hour whereas waiters in many good restaurants make $30+ in some nights.

The solution is to pay cooks more, not to take from waiters who can make even less than $3 an hour. Also, depending on the night, waiters may make next to nothing in tips.

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Re:Employers now allowed to take tips from waiters, split th... by jjeaff on Thursday December 24, 2020 @01:24PM (#25529951)
They can't legally make less than $3 an hour.
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Re:Employers now allowed to take tips from waiters, split th... by onetimemanytime on Thursday December 24, 2020 @01:39PM (#25530103)
Yes they can, at least they could (tipped employees)
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Re:Employers now allowed to take tips from waiters, split th... by bleah1000 on Thursday December 24, 2020 @02:57PM (#25530877)
No, if their total compensation with tips winds up being below minimum wage the employer has to pay them enough to get them up to minimum wage. Do companies abuse this, probably, but according to the law they need to be paid at least minimum wage. Waiter/waitresses need to declare their tips to their employer so that they can make sure they are getting paid at least minimum wage.
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Re:Employers now allowed to take tips from waiters, split th... by BosStartup on Sunday December 27, 2020 @10:37PM (#25556465)
Citation: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm#:~:text=T....
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