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 general employee tip pool, since tip pools including tips of other employees.
Although this appears clear at first blush, the blurred lines of restaurant staffing creates ambiguity as to who is exactly a manager or supervisor. Non-exempt employees often work in a certain supervisory capacity as team or shift leads. Conversely, it is also common for managers and supervisors in restaurants to perform a certain amount of non-supervisory duties. So, when are employees with minor supervisory responsibilities treated as managers for tip pooling? And can managers participate in tip pools when they perform non-supervisory duties?
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