Legal Opinion
Steele v. Leasing Enterprises, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 14, 2016No. 15-20139PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns an employer’s ability to withhold a percentage of an employee’s tips received by credit card to offset the fees associated with collecting credit card tips under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). One of Leasing Enterprises, Limited’s restaurant chains (Perry’s) retains 3.25% of its employees’ tips when customers tip with credit cards. Because this deduction exceeded the direct costs of collecting credit card tips for Perry’s’ tipped employees, we affirm the district court’s holding that Perry’s violated 29 *241U.S.C. § 203(m). We also…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Heidtman v. County of El PasoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Singer v. City of Waco, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
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