Eric Myers, Jimmy Underwood, Michelle Grundorf v. The Copper Cellar Corporation

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• holding that salad preparers were not tip-eligible
• noting the persuasive authority of the Field Operations Handbook, which is “issued by the government agency responsible for enforcement of the federal wage and hour laws”
• “[A]n employer who invokes a statutory exemption from minimum wage liability bears the burden of proving its qualification for that exemption.”
• DOL Handbook and Opinion Letters “provide[ ] some persuasive authority,” particularly when they concern something the Department has “long construed.”
• inclusion of salad makers invalidates a tip pool because these employees did not receive tips directly from customers and did not interact with customers
• “[A]n employer who invokes a statutory exemption from minimum wage liability bears the burden of providing its qualification for that exemption.”

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