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In a decision that will be officially released tomorrow, the Connecticut Appellate Court waded back in the tip credit waters, providing clarity for hospitality employers regarding some pre-2022 tip credit recordkeeping requirements. While this ruling is a victory for a few restaurant employers in the short run, legislative changes in 2022 make the victory essentially…

Late yesterday, various press reports signaled what could be the beginning of the end for 2011 Department of Labor guidance that had greatly expanded legal claims against restaurants.

The 2011 rule barred businesses (mainly restaurants) from including nontipped workers in their tip pools.  That practice – if done involuntarily – then entitles the servers or…