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Tip Guidance Withdrawn, Disparate Impact Pushback, and Qui Tam Ruling
What employers should know about key developments this week:
Tip Rule Guidance: The U.S. Department of Labor rescinded three opinion letters that the Biden administration cited in its final tip rule, which revived the 80/20 standard. Federal enforcement now focuses on whether a worker's duties are related to their tipped occupation, rather than on calculating percentages.
State Disparate Impact Guidance: Pushing back on the federal government's move to end disparate impact enforcement, 14 state attorneys general issued joint guidance that disparate impact liability remains legal and…
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