Houston Tip Pool Violations Attorneys
Texas Tip Sharing Lawyers
No one works harder for their money than people who receive a tip or gratuity as part of their compensation, ie. waiter, bartender. If your employer requires you to pool your tips and share them with employees who do not directly serve customers, please contact a tip pool violations attorney at the Debes Law Firm. We have helped clients receive retroactive compensation for every hour they worked for an employer who violated tip pool regulations. Bobby Debes was recently featured on News 8 Austin regarding tip sharing class action.
An employee who regularly receives tips as a part of his or her pay also receives, under federal law, a minimum wage of $2.13 per hour. In order to have this exemption from the minimum wage apply, the employee must regularly receive more than $30 per month in tips, and be allowed to keep all of his or her tips. The tips plus wages combined must add up to at least the $5.15 per hour minimum.
Some employers require their employees to participate in a "tip pool," where they share their tips with others. Federal law provides that only certain employees are entitled to share in the tip pool. Specifically, only those people who "customarily receive tips" may participate in the tip sharing pool.
Examples of people who may properly share in the tip pool are: hosts, hostesses, busboys, and bartenders. Those who are not entitled to share in the tip pool include: non-service bartenders, bar backs, kitchen staff, assistant managers, store managers, expeditors, janitors, and other employees who do not regularly interact with the customers.
Tip pool violations are common. The result of tip pool violation litigation, however, can be significant.
To find out if your employer's tip pool policies violate the law, fill out the form below for a free evaluation.
Pool Tip Violation Form
NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates REQUIRED information. The use of the Internet or this form for communication with the firm or any individual member of the firm does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Confidential or time-sensitive information should not be sent through this form.
*Name:
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Employer:
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Did you receive an 'hourly wage'?
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If so, how much?
Were you required to contribute a part of your tips to a tip pool?
Yes No
If so, how much?
Who shared in the 'tip pool'? (i.e. kitchen staff, dishwashers, valet,
management, expeditors, non-service bartenders, etc...)
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The Houston tip pool violations attorneys of the Debes Law Firm represent clients nationwide. Regionally we serve the uptown, downtown and Galleria areas of Houston, Texas, the cities of Austin, Bellaire, Bryan, College Station, Corpus Christi, El Campo, Horton, Galveston, Port Arthur, Sugar Land, Texas City, and West University, as well as residents of Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, and Harris County.
