b'Whopaysthecreditcardcompanyontips:Employerscanmanager tends bar at night. The night doorman waits tables charge credit card companies fees against the tip portion of aduringthebreakfastrushattherestaurant.Howdoesthe customers total bill by payroll reduction or direct reimbursementbusiness handle the fact that these employees have one job at the time the tip is earned. Larger employers will likely havefor which they can take the tip credit and another for which softwaretohandlethiscalculation,andemployeeswillbetheymustearn at leastminimum wage? The time must be charged only the precise amount that each credit card companysegregated.When they work the tip credit position, they can be charges on each transaction. That said, the DOL presently haspaid $2.13, with tips.When they are in their other job, they must a policy of challenging deductions only if they exceed 5 percentbe paid at least minimum wage. Now, there is likely to be a lot of the tip on any transaction.of overtime in this situation. Unfortunately, resolving that issue requires a slide rule and a ream of paper.Contact your attorney Common Situations: to help you determine overtime in that situation.ButIthoughtIgotthetips:Thefront-of-housemanagerat Romeos Restaurant is annoyed at how much his servers areWhat Should I Do:earning from tips. In a stroke of brilliance, he decides that he willGood: Determine which employees are entitled to receive tips collect all of the tips, take the tip credit on the servers, and pay,and monitor their tips on a weekly basis to be sure that they are them back the difference to bring their wages up to minimumreceiving at least minimum wage for each hour worked. Make wage. Thus, all of the profit in the tips will go to him.Is thissure the employees are at least orally on notice of the tip system legal? No.An employer cannot take the tip credit and thenyou employ.give the employee back the tips they earn only to the point of minimum wage. That said, the manager could hire all of the waitBetter: Put your tip system in writing, and have new employees staff at minimum wage to begin with and collect all the tips for thesign to receive notice. If you have a tip pool, put that in writing as houseassuming anyone will take the job. well. Collect and keep records of all tips received by employees on a weekly basis. Maintain a credit card fee deduction of less Tipping out the cooks: Bobs Bar-B-Que decides that the foodthan 5 percent. Watch out for prep time. I recommend employers is truly the star of its restaurant and that customers are basingpay employees minimum wage for any pre- or post-shift prep their tips, at least in part, on the skill of its cooks.To even thingstime in excess of 15 minutes on each side to be protective of out, Bob institutes a tip pool and has the wait staff tip out thethe limitation. kitchen. The tip pool is handled correctly in all other respects. Is it legal? Nope. Tip pools may only include those employees whoBest: Invest in software that keeps all records regarding tips for customarily and regularly receive tips. According to the DOL,perfect evidence to show the DOL in an audit. Pay all employees this may include a busboy, but it does not include cooks, chefs,minimum wage for all prep time before and after shifts to be dish washers, laundry room attendants, or janitors. certain there can be no argument. This is a common basis for suit by employees.Multi-tasking:HotelBizarreisjustgettingofftheground.Everybody that works there has more than one job. The day 34'