Undoubtedly, if you’re in the hospitality industry where employees customarily receive tips, you’ve heard about the many wage and hour claims centering around the use of the tip credit and tip pooling arrangements.  

This presentation is designed to give you an understanding of how to properly structure your tip credit and tip pooling arrangement and the many pitfalls that you may encounter and can avoid with a well structured policy.  

Join Terrence B. Robinson, a Member in the Labor and Employment practice of Cozen O’Connor, P.C. Terence will discuss:

• Types of payments appropriately categorized as tips.
• Who is a tipped employee for purposes of allowing an employer to take a tip credit against employees’ wages.
• What employees can share in employee tips received as part of a valid tip pooling arrangement.
• How the regular rate is determined for purposes of calculating overtime for employees receiving tips.
• Can employee tip pooling be made mandatory?
• How much may an employee be asked to contribute to a tip pool?
• What are the potential cost consequences to an employer who fails to act lawfully with respect to tips and tip pooling?

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Terrence B. Robinson, Labor and Employment practice of Cozen O’Connor, P.C.

Terrence B. Robinson is a Member of the Firm in the Labor and Employment practice of Cozen O’Connor, P.C.  An experienced litigator of twenty-one years, Mr. Robinson concentrates his practice on the litigation of complex employment matters. He has extensive experience advising and representing employers in a wide range of industries and particularly with respect to the employment issues faced by hospitality industry employers. Mr. Robinson is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a labor and employment law specialist.