Wage & Labor Update: States Fight To Maintain 80/20 Tip-Credit Rule; The Minimum Wage Increases Keep A-Coming

The attorneys general of 18 states and the District of Columbia are fighting a proposed U.S. Dept. of Labor ruling that would eliminate the so-called 80/20 rule for determining when employers must pay servers and other tipped employees the full minimum wage rather than tip-credit minimums. In a letter to DOL, the states claim that…