Pay rules by job
Servers, bartenders, bussers and cooks get paid in different ways, so different things go wrong. Pick yours.
Pay rules for servers: tips, tip credit and your paycheck
Most of a server's income is tips, so most server pay problems come down to how tips are counted. Here is what the law requires and what to check on each stub.
Pay rules for bartenders: tip pools, service charges and your paycheck
Bartenders often run the tip pool, handle the cash and work events where a service charge replaces the tip. Here is what the law says about each.
Pay rules for bussers and food runners: tip pools, tip credit and side work
Bussers and runners usually get tips through servers or a pool, which makes pay harder to check. Here is what the law says and what to look for.
Pay rules for cooks and dishwashers: overtime, tips and deductions
Back-of-house pay is mostly about hours: whether every hour is paid and whether long weeks get overtime. Here is that, plus tips, deductions and breaks.
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