2 locations on record
Managers or owners receive a share
2records · 2 locations · 1 agency record
The short answer
Who gets the tip at Starbucks?
As of July 2, 2026, Starbucks's publicly available materials state: The company's April 2, 2026 investor materials describe customer tips as discretionary gratuities for eligible hourly store partners and announce expansion of tipping to Mobile Order & Pay and in-app Scan & Pay beginning July 2026. Pooling mechanics (weekly distribution divided by hours, salaried managers excluded) appear in court records rather than in current company materials. Source: https://investor.starbucks.com/news/financial-releases/news-details/2026/Starbucks-Announces-New-Incentive-Rewards-Program-to-Create-More-Opportunities-for-Partners-to-Share-in-Success/default.aspx, April 2, 2026. This is a company statement documented by TipRecord, not a finding.
TipRecord has not yet invited Starbucks to respond.
On the record
0 location claims
No published location claims yet. The first report opens a record.
Documented
Official records
- Legally confirmedNovember 9, 2012
Public record documented by TipRecord: On November 9, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, in Matamoros v. Starbucks Corp., affirmed a judgment of about $14.1 million holding that the inclusion of shift supervisors in barista tip pools violated the Massachusetts Tips Act. Source: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca1/12-1160/12-1160-2012-11-09.html, November 9, 2012. This documents an official public record; it is not a finding by TipRecord.
- US Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit (via CourtListener) · November 9, 2012
- US Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit (via Justia) · November 9, 2012
Locations
2 on record
Law
Federal law
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
Locations on this record are in more than one state, or no state is on file. Law by state
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.