Employers use tip pooling arrangements to distribute tips an employee receives among the employer’s various other employees.  Frequently, employers create tip pooling arrangements where the employer requires the tipped employee, such as a waiter or bartender, to place a portion of tips received into a pool which is then distributed to non-tipped employees, such as dishwashers and cooks.  Some employers even take a portion of these tips for management or to distribute to independent contractors, … Read more