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Seattle loses the tip credit

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 04, 2024

Mayor Bruce Harrell affirmed Thursday morning that the payroll concession widely used by the city's full-service restaurants will sunset on Jan. 1, when the minimum wage for all employers rises to $20.76 an hour.

Workforce

How have the rules for paying servers changed? Here's a primer

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 25, 2024

A U.S. district court gave the restaurant industry a big win by ending a major limit on use of the tip credit. But there’s still uncertainty about where that leaves employers.

Workforce

Don't look now, but restaurants are coming up as winners this election cycle

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 23, 2024

Reality Check: Organized labor dug deep into its coffers to kill the tip credit via state ballots, but the industry's interest prevailed in all but one instance.

Workforce

Kamala Harris promises to kill the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 16, 2024

Working Lunch: The Democratic presidential candidate has made it the first promise in her five-point economic plan.

Operations

Major seafood supplier pleads guilty to selling junk fish as primo species

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 03, 2024

Government Watch: The Department of Justice said Quality Poultry and Seafood pulled the con for 17 years.

Workforce

DOL goes after tip-pool violators for nearly $2M

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 23, 2024

Investigators found two restaurants in the central area of the country that weren't following the rules, and vowed to continue hunting for instances of money being misdirected.

Marketing

White House reaffirms plan to ban bogus restaurant reviews

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 13, 2024

Government Watch: A new initiative from the Biden administration aims to root out everyday annoyances for consumers, including fake online evaluations.

Workforce

Taxation of tips emerges as a real campaign issue

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 12, 2024

Working Lunch: "No Tax on Tips" is no longer just a bumper-sticker slogan, according to the restaurant industry's top lobbyist.

Workforce

Labor groups end their push to kill Arizona's tip credit via the ballot

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 08, 2024

One Fair Wage and its affiliate say they'll lobby for legislation to achieve the same end.

Workforce

Michigan court puts the state's tip credit in peril

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 31, 2024

The state Supreme Court ruled that efforts to temper the impact of a 2018 ballot initiative were unconstitutional. That measure calls for phasing out the credit and raising the minimum hourly wage to $15.

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