Court of Appeals of New York

Labor Law section 196-d, which forbids an employer from retaining any part of a gratuity or "any charge purported to be a gratuity" for an employee applies not only to a voluntary gratuity or tip presented by a customer, but also applies to a service charge that is held out to the customer as a substitute for a tip.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2008
• Published 02/14/2008

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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