Practices · Hidden
Card tipping enabled at some locations only
Reports state that the option to tip by card was enabled at some of a company's locations and withheld at others.
Whether a terminal shows a tip screen is a per-store setting. This record lists locations where reporters say the option was present or absent, by date.
Spot it on your receipt
- Note whether the terminal offered a tip screen at all.
- Compare with another location of the same brand.
On the record
Locations with a published claim that fits
Ordered by the number of independent reports behind the claim.
No published record fits this practice yet.
Law
The federal baseline
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
No federal law requires or forbids a tip prompt at checkout. If money collected as a "tip" is retained by the business rather than paid to workers, the federal tip-ownership rule and federal and state deceptive-practice laws may apply.
Source: FTC Act §5; FTC v. Amazon (Amazon Flex), 2021 · Verified 2026-09