The Trump Administration Wants to Take Servers' Tip Money Right Out of Their Pockets

The Labor Department plans to scrap an Obama-era rule protecting waiters and waitresses.

If the Trump administration has its way, the tip you leave your waiter or waitress could end up in the pocket of the restaurant owner instead of the person who served you. This week, Trump’s Labor Department proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that made the logical point that tips are the property of the servers and…

 

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