Gretna, LA
House keeps a portion
1record · 1 location · 1 agency record
The short answer
Who gets the tip at Chopstix Buffet?
No company statement about tip handling is on file for Chopstix Buffet.
TipRecord has not yet invited Chopstix Buffet to respond.
On the record
1 location claim
Documented
Official records
- Legally confirmedGretna, LANovember 18, 2025
Public record documented by TipRecord: On November 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor stated its investigation found the owners kept all credit-card tips instead of giving them to service employees; $81,681 in tips was recovered for 12 workers, with $1,188 in penalties. Source: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20251118, November 18, 2025. This documents an official public record; it is not a finding by TipRecord.
- NOLA.com · November 30, 2025
- US Department of Labor · November 18, 2025
Locations
1 on record
Law
Law in LA
No specific state rule found; the federal rule applies.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, tips are the property of the employee. An employer, including managers and supervisors, may not keep any portion of employees' tips for any purpose, whether or not it takes a tip credit.
Source: 29 U.S.C. §203(m)(2)(B); DOL Fact Sheet #15 · verified 2026-09
TipRecord does not determine whether this business complies with any law. These lines quote what the cited statute or agency says, as of the verified date, and are not legal advice.
What you can do
Where to file
Filing a complaint with an agency is separate from reporting to TipRecord. Agencies investigate; TipRecord documents.
If you were the customer
If you work or worked there
- U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (confidential; customers and other third parties may report)This state has no separate tip-complaint path; the federal division handles it.