The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a panel of city lawmakers approved a draft of the ordinance that would raise the 
minimum wage in Los Angeles to $15 per hour by 2020, moving the ordinance one step closer to passage. There was a backlash this week against the labor unions that were pushing hard
Five tips about tips under California law
Today’s Friday’s Five provides a few points for employers to consider who have employees that 
receive gratuities. California law is very specific regarding gratuities left for employees, and since tips are property of the employee, employers must approach this area with caution. Here are five “tips” about tips in California.
1. Tips are employee’s property.
CA Supreme Court denies review in Starbucks tip pooling case
The California Supreme Court denied review of a lower appellate cou
rt decision in the class action of Chau v. Starbucks. The issue in the case is whether store managers, who as part of their duties also served customers, could share in the tips which were left for all servers. The trial court took
“Direct Table Service” Is Not Required For Employees Participating In Tip Pools: Budrow v. Dave & Buster’s
California restaurateurs received a huge victory from the Second District appellate court’s ruling in Budrow v. Dave & Buster’s Of California, Inc. The lawsuit against Dave & Buster’s alleged that its tip pool policy violated California law in that it required employees to tip out bartenders who did not provide "direct table service." The