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Washington, DC Pauses Upcoming Increase to the Tipped Minimum Wage

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The District of Columbia passed emergency legislation on June 3, 2025 that paused an increase to the tipped minimum wage from $10 per hour to $12 per hour, which was originally set to take effect on July 1, 2025. At least for...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Time is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … DOL Confirms Managers Are Blocked from Tip Pool Even When Working in Non-Supervisory...

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Section 3(m)(2)(B) of the FLSA prohibits employers, including managers or supervisors, from keeping any portion of an employee’s tips. Accordingly, the law has been clear that a manager or supervisor cannot participate in a...more

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New Minimum Wage Takes Effect in Boulder, Colorado

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The City of Boulder has enacted its own local minimum wage ordinance, which took effect January 1, 2025, setting the city’s minimum wage at $15.57 per hour. The new law adds another challenge to multi-jurisdiction compliance...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Many State and Local Minimum Wages Increased on January 1, 2025

Once again, we rang in the new year with a great many state and local minimum wage increases. This year, 23 states—and several counties and cities—will increase their minimum wages and, where applicable, tipped minimum...more

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Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on January 1, 2025 (and Other Developments)

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While Americans across the country headed to the polls to decide who would govern their country, state, county, or city, most decisions were already made concerning what minimum pay rate would govern the employment of...more

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Massachusetts Voters Retain Subminimum Wage for Tipped Employees

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On election day Massachusetts voters were given the opportunity to vote on the Fair Wage for Tipped Workers Act, a ballot measure, referred to as Question 5, that would have gradually increased pay for tipped workers until it...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

A Tip for Employers With Tipped Employees — Stay on Top of the Ever-Changing Guidance on the 80/20 Rule!

Employers with tipped employees are constantly trying to keep up with the ever-changing and evolving tip credit rules promulgated by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) — specifically, what is known as the 80/20 rule....more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Federal Appeals Court Deals Mortal Blow to Tipped Employee Regulations

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Details Hospitality employers with tipped employees received welcome news late last month when a federal appeals court overturned the Department of Labor’s (DOL) so-called 80/20/30 Rule, the highlight of a new set of...more

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Fifth Circuit Eliminates 80/20/30 Tip Credit Rule

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) has struck down the Department of Labor’s “80/20/30 Rule,” which had set guidelines for how tipped employees are compensated under the Fair...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tipped Out? 5th Circuit Negates DOL Tip Credit Rule

How the FLSA “tip credit” is applied has been pushed and pulled numerous times over the last two decades. In the latest volley, the Fifth Circuit entered an order on August 23, 2024, vacating the Department of Labor’s 2021...more

Littler

Updates to DC Tipped Wage Workers Amendment Act

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The District of Columbia’s Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act (TWWFAA) continues to be a big talking point for the hospitality industry. Among other things, the TWWFAA requires D.C. employers that employ a tip credit...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

D.C.'s Minimum Wage Increases on July 1, 2024 – Here's Everything Employers Need to Know

The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services ("DOES") has announced a minimum wage increase for all D.C. workers and tipped employees beginning July 1, 2024. Here's what employers need to know: Minimum...more

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New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Increases Starting January 1, 2024

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New Jersey’s new mandatory minimum wage requirement will be effective January 1, 2024. For most employers, the 2024 minimum wage for compensating employees will be $15.13 per hour (up from $14.13 per hour in 2023)....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Washington D.C. Attorney General Offers Guidance for Restaurant Employers Amidst Spike in Service Fees

In 2022, Washington D.C. voters passed Initiative 82, or the “District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act,” which later became law in February 2023. As we previously reported, the law will gradually phase out the “tip...more

Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

Minimum Wage Increases in Massachusetts (and elsewhere)

Effective January 1, 2023, the minimum wage in Massachusetts increased to $15.00 per hour. The new service rate (applied to workers who provide services to customers and who make more than $20.00 per month in tips) is $6.75...more

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What You Need to Know About Reporting and Training Requirements in the DC Tipped Wage Worker Fairness Amendment Act

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In 2018, the District of Columbia enacted the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act (“the Act”). Among other things, the Act imposes obligations on employers that employ tipped employees, including significant training...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Florida Minimum Wage to Increase on September 30, 2022

On September 30, 2022, the minimum wage in Florida will increase from $10 per hour to $11 per hour. Employ­ers may pay their properly tipped employees a lower rate of $7.98 per hour (increased from $6.98 per hour), but the...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

DOL’s Final Rule on Tipped Employees Takes Effect December 28th

Beginning December 28, 2021, employers must pay tipped employees the full minimum wage for periods when non tip-producing work is performed for a substantial amount of time, in light of a new Department of Labor (DOL) Final...more

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Department of Labor Releases Final Rule for Tipped Employees

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Tip Credits under the Fair Labor Standards Act - The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) generally permits employers to pay tipped employees less than the minimum hourly wage, provided that the tips the employee receives are...more

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Restaurant Industry Alert: DOL Publishes Final Rule for Tipped Employees

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On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule related to tipped employees. It is effective December 28, 2021. DOL had issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on June 21, 2021,...more

Littler

Ring in the New Year with Minimum Wage, Tipped and Exempt Employee Pay Increases

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Minimum wage laws can affect businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city. To help manage this challenge, below we provide a rates-only update that...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Department of Labor Issues New Rule Limiting Use of Tip Credits

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On October 28, 2021, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new rule affecting employers with tipped employees. The rule limits the circumstances under which employers may take a “tip credit” against an...more

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DOL Publishes Final Rule to Resurrect 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees

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On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced publication of a final “dual jobs” rule, which reverses course from a December 2020 final rule and resurrects the so-called “80/20 Rule” that governs how...more

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Reminder: Florida Minimum Wage is Now $10.00 Per Hour

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Florida voters on November 3, 2020, passed Amendment 2, which will, over a period of years, increase Florida’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour. The first annual increase was effective September 30, 2021, and increased the...more

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What Does The Proposed Federal Minimum Wage Mean For My Business?

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On July 22, 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule titled “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors” formalizing the Biden Administration’s Executive Order 14026. The rule calls for federal contractors...more

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