Regulatory Update: Labor Dept. Proposes New Tip Pooling And Credit Rules, Other Emerging Issues, and A Dumb Idea

Quite a bit continues to happen on the regulatory front affecting foodservice and hospitality:   –The U.S. Dept. of Labor proposed new rules for tip pooling and tip credits last week. The new rules would allow restaurants that don’t use tip credits to pay service personnel to pool tips and share them with back-of-the-house personnel….