A measure to prohibit employers from requiring wait staff to share their tips with back-of-the-restaurant workers, such as cooks and dishwashers, was approved by Congress in March 2018 as part of a federal spending bill. Labor advocates hailed the move but restaurant owners had favored the greater flexibility they would have had under a now-blocked proposed rule from the Department of Labor.
Tip-Sharing Blocked in Government Spending Law
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New Jersey Becomes Latest State to Pass Equal Pay Legislation
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Fired day after genetic testing, following cancer treatment, employee to get trial on ADA claim
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By Kathleen Kapusta, J.D. Fired for insubordination one day after taking medical leave for genetic cancer testing, and after...
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New HHS Secretary Azar Pledges to Focus on Prescription Drug Costs
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Former pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar is promising he’ll use his new role as secretary of the U.S. Department of...
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