Minimum Wage, Restaurant Industry, Regulatory Requirements

D.C.’s Tipped Minimum Wage Appears Here to Stay

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/25/2025

Earlier this summer, the Washington, D.C. Council (“Council”) narrowly passed an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget (the “Amendment”) partially repealing portions of Initiative 82 and restructuring how tipped workers’...more

D.C. Voters Pass Initiative 82, Phasing Out Tipped Minimum Wage by 2027

Littler on 11/21/2022

On November 8, 2022, Washington D.C. voters overwhelmingly passed Initiative 82 or the “District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act.” As a result, the tip credit for D.C. tipped wage workers will be gradually phased out...more

Florida’s Minimum Wage Will Rise to $8.65 in 2021

Lowndes on 10/16/2020

Florida’s minimum wage will increase effective January 1, 2021 as follows: - Florida’s minimum wage will increase by nine cents from $8.56 to $8.65 per hour. - Florida’s minimum wage for tipped employees will increase...more

WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (January 2020 Edition)

Littler on 2/5/2020

If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....more

Connecticut’s New Restaurant Wage Law Codifies “80/20 Rule” for Tipped Employees

Littler on 1/16/2020

Following months of political maneuvering, including a gubernatorial veto, Connecticut has enacted compromise legislation that attempts to clarify how restaurants and other hospitality industry employers must pay workers who...more

One Last 2019 Act from the Connecticut General Assembly: A December “Special Session” and the Tip Credit

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 1/9/2020

Governor Lamont signs House Bill 7501 into law on January 6, 2020. As we say goodbye to 2019 (and await commencement of the 2020 session of the Connecticut General Assembly in February), the General Assembly via a “Special...more

Changes in store for tipped employees: DOL proposes host of new tip regulations

Bricker Graydon LLP on 10/16/2019

On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations governing the wages of tipped employees, specifically, tip credits and tip pools....more

DOL Issues Proposed Regulations on Handling Tips and the “80/20 Rule”

Littler on 10/9/2019

Over a year after Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to clarify tip ownership questions, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finally published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on October 8, 2019, with proposed...more

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