Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Tip Pools and Unpaid Meal Periods - What New DOL Opinion Letters Could Mean For Retail and Hospitality Employers
September 18, 2026
September 18, 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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Tip Pools and Unpaid Meal Periods: What New DOL Opinion Letters Could Mean For Retail and Hospitality Employers
Sep 17, 2026
Can a shift supervisor who also tends bar share servers' tips? Does the time employees spend walking to a designated break area shorten their unpaid lunch enough to make it compensable? The Department of Labor's (DOL&# . . .
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Tip Pools and Unpaid Meal Periods: What New DOL Opinion Letters Could Mean For Retail and Hospitality Employers
Sep 17, 2026
Can a shift supervisor who also tends bar share servers' tips? Does the time employees spend walking to a designated break area shorten their unpaid lunch enough to make it compensable? The Department of Labor's (DOL&# . . .