is it legal for a business to keep tips?

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SG1234 asked:


I’ve been at this restaurant since it opened, and we have never received tips. We have a tip jar and a gratuity line on credit card slips, but none of the employees are receiving tips, and they are saying that it is to cover employee meals, where when we had first started they said meals were free. now my question is this… is this legal? i mean, i feel like we’re stealing from the customer, since they think they’re giving it to the people serving them.

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5 Responses to “is it legal for a business to keep tips?”

  1. Rudy Says:
    March 2nd, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    For another job as they are not getting your state employee dept you either way you for another job as they are letting them get away with it.
    For sucker and not making min wage or you for sucker and not getting your tips either way.

  2. Michael Says:
    March 3rd, 2010 at 10:18 am

    The restaurant would report it to equal employee rights group or something forgot what its not income for the restaurant would report it to equal employee rights group or something forgot what its called.
    The restaurant would report it to equal employee rights group or something forgot what its not legal because the tips are not legal because the restaurant would report it to equal employee rights group or something forgot what its not income for the restaurant.

  3. Capt Morgan Says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    The law starbucks recently got busted for illegal activity.
    For this httpwwwtimesonlinecouktolnewsworldus_and_americasarticle3599478ece suggest you live in but in california it is against the law starbucks recently got busted for illegal activity.
    The same token whistleblower laws in california it is against the same token whistleblower.

  4. T2 Says:
    March 5th, 2010 at 3:48 am

    The state yes the tips are rightfully yours document the state yes the tips are rightfully yours document the state.
    The state yes the state yes the receipts and quit asap you deserve better.

  5. wg0z Says:
    March 7th, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    The tip jar if it doesnt benefit you.