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TIP POOLING

Tip pooling is an arrangement among employees who customarily and regularly receive tips to “pool” or share a customary and reasonable percentage of their tips received with others in the pool.  The following occupations have been recognized as falling within the eligible category for tip pooling:  waiters and waitresses, bellhops, counter personnel who serve customers, busboys/girls, and service bartenders.  Tipped employees may not be required to share their tips with employees in occupations which have not customarily and regularly participated in tip pooling arrangements, such as janitors, dishwashers, chefs or cooks, and laundry room attendants.

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