WHD Guidance: Can a bar owner who manages and supervises bartenders the business employs can participate in a tip pool with the bartenders.

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) an opinion letter regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA).  This letter, FLSA2024-02  addresses whether a bar owner who manages and supervises bartenders the business employs can participate in a tip pool with the bartenders.