The short answer

Who gets the tip at Olive Garden?

As of July 2, 2026, Olive Garden's publicly available materials state: Parent company Darden eliminated automatic large-party gratuity in early 2014 in favor of suggested tip percentages printed on checks. Tabletop tablets rolled out chain-wide from 2015 accept card tips. Current company materials state hourly team members' earnings include tips but do not describe tip-pool or tip-out mechanics. Source: https://www.darden.com/our-impact/team-members/investing-in-their-success, July 6, 2026. This is a company statement documented by TipRecord, not a finding.

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On the record

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Locations

1 on record

• 2 Times Square, New York, NYUnverified

Law

Law in New York

No specific state rule found; the federal rule applies.

1. 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 New York

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