Kristen Romero v. P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc

  1. March 20, 2018

    DOL's Tip Guidance Protects Workers' Wages, 9th Circ. Told

    Waiters, bartenders and other service workers told the en banc Ninth Circuit on Tuesday that they're underpaid for tasks that don't garner tips, saying a three-judge panel erred in favoring restaurant owners who'd challenged a 2016 U.S. Department of Labor administrative guidance on minimum wage exemptions for tipped employees.

  2. February 16, 2018

    Full 9th Circ. To Rethink Nixing DOL Tip-Credit Guidance

    A confederation of waiters, bartenders and other service workers got a second shot Friday at claims they're underpaid for tasks that don't garner tips, when the Ninth Circuit agreed to revisit its decision favoring restaurant owners who'd challenged a 2016 U.S. Department of Labor administrative guidance.

  3. September 06, 2017

    9th Circ. Gives No Deference To DOL On Tip-Credit Guidance

    The U.S. Department of Labor deserves no deference for its 2016 administrative guidance over whether employers can claim a tip credit for certain nontipped duties an employee may perform, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday, saying the agency attempted to “create de facto a new regulation” while also acknowledging that the ruling creates a split with the Eighth Circuit.

  4. August 16, 2016

    PF Chang's Servers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Tip-Credit Suits

    Servers at P.F. Chang's and American Blue Ribbon Holdings urged the Ninth Circuit Monday to reverse a lower court ruling tossing their minimum wage claims over allegedly unlawful tip-credit wages, arguing the district judge "fundamentally misunderstood the framework of the tip-credit."

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