Trump Administration Retreats on Tip-Sharing Plan in Compromise
The proposed regulation came under particular fire after a report in February
that the Labor Department had scaled down its projection for the amount that might be transferred from workers to their bosses, and then abandoned the projection altogether under pressure from Mr. Acosta and the Labor Department.
Angelo I. Amador, a senior official at the National Restaurant Association, an industry trade group, said in a statement
that he was pleased that the new legislation would make it possible for cooks, dishwashers and other workers to share tips.
But he expressed concern that “the enforcement and penalty language for unintentional violations goes too far.”
The provision would give the secretary of labor broader authority to impose civil penalties on employers who steal tips.
By NOAM SCHEIBERMARCH 23, 2018
The Trump administration has backed away from a proposed regulation
that would have allowed restaurant owners and managers to pocket the tips of their workers.
