The FLSA defines tipped employees as those who customarily and regularly receive more than $30 in tips per month, according to a DOL fact sheet. The law generally permits employers to either pay ...

The most recent, filed in May against Caribou Coffee in Beltrami County, alleges the locally based specialty coffee giant violated state labor laws with its policy of employees combining tips and ...

On Jan. 23, the U.S. Department of Labor sent a letter to employees at two of McMenamins’ restaurants, telling them their bosses had unlawfully taken upward of $800,000 in tips over three years.