Overview
On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed changing the way that employers utilize tip credit. Meaning, employers may no longer be able to pay tipped employees lower than the minimum wage and receive tip credit for "side work".
Heather Bailey and Sara Zorich's article recently published by Law360 breaks down the proposed rulemaking and gives employers good practice tips to start reviewing and put into place, specifically regarding tip pools.