A Department of Labor rule requiring tipped workers to get paid a higher minimum wage for time doing tasks that don’t produce tips can be enforced while litigation debating the agency’s authority proceeds, a federal judge in Texas said Tuesday.
The rule, which went into effect Dec. 28, reinstates a longstanding policy known as the “80/20" rule, which was revoked by the Trump administration. It states that when tipped employees spend at least 20% of their workweek on duties that don’t directly produce tips, they’re entitled to the full minimum wage of $7.25 per hour for that time, instead of ...