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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 22, 2012 ) New York, NY – The attorneys working with ClassAction.org are available to review claims from waiters, waitresses, bartenders and other service employees who suspect they have been subjected to illegal tip pooling. It has been alleged that certain restaurants have been forcing these employees to share their tips with non-tipped employees such as managers and bouncers. According to federal law, it is illegal for employees who do not regularly receive tips to participate in a tip pool. If you have been sharing tips with kitchen workers, cooks or other non-tipped workers, you may be able to recover the tips which were taken from you. To find out if you are eligible, visit http://www.classaction.org/illegal-tip-pooling.html for a free, no obligation case review.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows for employers to permit or require their employees to pool their tips; however, tip pooling FLSA laws only allows employees who regularly receive tips to participate in these pools. These employees may include waiters and waitresses, bussers, bartenders, barbacks and runners. By contrast, federal tip pooling laws do not permit employees who do not regularly receive tips, such as chefs, bouncers, and managers, to participate in tip pools. Generally, an employeeÂ’s eligibility to participate in a tip pool depends on whether their job entails regular interaction with customers. If it does not, they are not allowed to receive money from the tip pool.
Consumers who work in the service industry and suspect they are being subjected to illegal tip sharing are invited to visit ClassAction.org for a free case review. The attorneys working with the site are looking to hear from these individuals to determine if they have legal recourse to recover money lost through the tip sharing pool. The online consultation is provided at no cost and with no obligation.
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