Although the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally requires that employers pay workers a minimum wage of $7.25/hour (see 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)), the law permits employers of tipped employees to t
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New Labor Department rule would let employers distribute tips more widely.
Dec. 22, 2020, 6:42 p.m. ET Dec. 22, 2020 By Noam Scheiber Under the so-called tip pools authorized by the new rule, the tips of waiters and waitresses can be shared with back-of-the-house wor