Labor law

[Manoflaw]

Is balancing the cash taken in from customers with what is owed a driver in tips working for a limo company considered part of the daily duties and as such considered the equivalent of work product of which one should be played for the time balancing the "ledger"?

 

[Betty3]

Yes, balancing the ledger would be considered work & the time should be paid. (I'm sure we are talking about more than a few seconds or few minutes here.)

http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs22.pdf
http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/hoursworked/screenEE29.asp
http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/WH1312.pdf

 

[Michael Wechsler]

Just reviewed an employment law case that dealt with time spent in non-tip related work. If your employer is claiming a deduction for tips (that he / she is paying you less than minimum wage based upon you making at least a certain amount in tips per month), you need to receive notice and there is also a requirement that you make a certain amount of tips per month AND that such non-tip related work is not included. This was state law specific so it may vary depending upon your state but it is labor and employment law which you should review if needed.

 

[Betty3]

tip law Ma.

http://www.mass.gov/ago/doing-busin...d-public-construction/wage-and-hour/tips.html

As of January 1, 2015, tipped employees (those who receive more than $20 a month in tips) must be paid a minimum of $3.00 per hour, provided that, with tips, the employee receives at least $9.00 per hour. If the total hourly rate for the employee, including tips, does not equal $9.00, then the employer must make up the difference.

 

[Betty3]

I'm not "positive" OP is a tip employee (could be) or could be an employee who doesn't get tips but as part of his/her job balances the ledger for the tipped drivers (employees). Either way, "seems to be" time (hrs.) worked.

 

[disagreeable]

Nope, you can just turn it all in and tell them to keep whatever tips you might have collected had you stayed.

 

[Michael Wechsler]

I think that tip law in New York is $30 per month, which is pitiful in my humble opinion. If they raise the minimum wage (which is low as it is) then tips has to be adjusted accordingly. That comes out to $1 per day or not even $2 per day if you only count work days!

 

[Betty3]

Just about all you would want to know about tipping in N.Y.

http://labor.ny.gov/legal/counsel/pdf/tips-frequently-asked-questions.pdf