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The IRS is eyeing high-tech ways of computing tipped workers' taxes

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 08, 2023

The new process could also yield a more precise calculation of how much in payroll taxes a restaurant employer should be paying.

Workforce

Michigan court freezes minimum wage, preserves tip credit

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 30, 2023

In a win for restaurants, the state Court of Appeals essentially ensured that the status quo will persist after Feb. 19.

Workforce

Group opposed to the tip credit leans on Applebee's to drop it

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 06, 2022

One Fair Wage is planning protests and a publicity war to goad the chain into paying servers the full minimum wage.

Workforce

Reduce costs and labor with automated tip distribution

Sponsored content from our partner TipHaus on Nov. 22, 2022

As labor costs soar and the labor shortage persists, it has never been more critical for operators to ensure their employees are being paid correctly and that morale is high. Inaccuracies in wage dist...

Consumer Trends

Inflation may be hurting servers' tips

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 15, 2022

Fewer diners say they’re tipping 20% now than they were at this time last year, according to a new study by Popmenu.

Workforce

Tip credit defeated in D.C. but survives in Portland, Me.

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 09, 2022

Voters ordered D.C. restaurants to pay all workers at least $16.10 by 2027. Also, Nebraskans approved a $15 hourly wage in their state by 2026.

Workforce

Washington, D.C., launches crackdown on restaurants' misuse of a tipping app

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 08, 2022

The District's attorney general says employers are illegally passing along the fees for using the app to servers and bartenders.

Workforce

The 15% tip appears to be dead

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 24, 2022

A new study shows that the typical gratuity is now closer to 20%, the result of diners being more generous during the pandemic.

Topics

With the old guidelines this scrambled, what's next for tipping?

By Nancy Kruse and Peter Romeo on Aug. 22, 2022

Sweet & Sour: The longstanding protocols for who, what and when to tip have been upended. Here’s how the turmoil could shake out.

Workforce

Michigan's restaurants get a 205-day reprieve on tip credit ruling

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 01, 2022

The judge who effectively killed the standard says employers and regulators need time to adjust to his decision.

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