Fort Myers, FL
Tip pooling
1record · 1 location · 1 agency record
The short answer
Who gets the tip at Ginza Japanese Restaurant?
No company statement about tip handling is on file for Ginza Japanese Restaurant.
TipRecord has not yet invited Ginza Japanese Restaurant to respond.
On the record
1 location claim
Documented
Official records
- Legally confirmedFort Myers, FLApril 24, 2023
Public record documented by TipRecord: On April 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor stated its investigation found servers were required to tip out sushi chefs, owners, and managers based on total sales, invalidating the tip pool, and found the employer also failed to pay a correct overtime rate to dual-occupation workers; $262,322 in back wages and damages was recovered for 75 employees for the combined violations. Source: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20230424-0, April 24, 2023. This documents an official public record; it is not a finding by TipRecord.
- US Department of Labor · April 24, 2023
Locations
1 on record
Law
Law in Florida
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
Every rule on file for Florida
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.