ExperiencedTip Pool Violation LawyersFree Case Evaluation

Under federal law, employers and managers generally cannot keep employees' tips or take a share of a pool. Rules on who may be in a pool differ by state.

Pools that include people who do not customarily receive tips may be unlawful, especially if a tip credit is used. The facts of your workplace matter.

An employer may subtract only the actual card processing cost from card tips, and the rest must go to staff. Take-backs beyond that may be owed to you.

Tip-out sheets, pay stubs, schedules, point-of-sale reports and messages about how the pool was split all help show who received what.

Deadlines depend on your state and the type of claim. Federal wage claims generally must be filed within two years, or three if the violation was willful.

YesLawyer connects people with lawyers across the country, though state and case eligibility apply. Whether your claim can be taken depends on your state and the facts of your case.