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Proposed Tip-Pooling Law is So Bad for Workers the Government Hid Data on It

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday February 06 2018, @02:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-tipping-allowed dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for SoyCow9228

Back in December, we reported on the Trump administration's proposed changes to tip-pooling regulations that would allow employers to pocket servers' tips as long as the employees continue to make minimum wage. That's right: Employers could take servers' tips and just dole out the minimum wage. But wait, it gets worse!

Turns out, the Department Of Labor knew how crappy this would make life for restaurant employees. This Bloomberg Law article, citing sources within the agency, reveals that the Department Of Labor knowingly buried its own data that showed restaurant workers would lose billions of dollars in gratuities under the new proposal.

Source: https://thetakeout.com/proposed-tip-pooling-law-is-so-bad-for-workers-the-gove-1822664111

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Freeman on Tuesday February 06 2018, @07:36PM (1 child)

    by Freeman (732) on Tuesday February 06 2018, @07:36PM (#634056) Journal

    Conveniently skipped over the second half of my post, you did.

    At least 50% of the world doesn't care, because they are in abject poverty. Also, Surprise! The other 50% of the world doesn't agree on everything. So, your 4.5% of the world isn't disagreeing with 95.5% of the world.

    World leaders are leaders, because they are doing something right. And / or have the biggest stick. "U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick."" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Stick_ideology [wikipedia.org]

    The American culture is much more outspoken than some other cultures and that definitely can cause problems. Just because you met one boisterous tourist, doesn't mean all Americans are like that, though.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Tuesday February 06 2018, @09:41PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday February 06 2018, @09:41PM (#634110) Journal

    Conveniently skipped over the second half of my post, you did.

    I read it. Had nothing to say.

    "U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick.""

    Trump's foreign policy: speak Bigly and carry a limp stick, in your tiny hands.

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