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Why customers tip in restaurants and how much they tip their waiter or waitress was the subject of two recent news pieces. Find out more information here.

A Taco Bell restaurant in Fayetteville, North Carolina was sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Find more information on this story here.

The Department of Labor has published a rule that New York restaurants can include credit card tips on a waiter’s next paycheck. Find more information here.

The Hurricane Grill & Wings restaurant failed to protect its waitresses from a customer who repeatedly sexually harassed them. Find more information here.

an employer may only take a “tip credit” for the wages of “tipped employees.” Find more detailed information on this story here.

A 7-Eleven unlawfully terminated a deaf manager in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Find more detailed information on this story here.

The Tompkins County Workers’ Center has issued a basic guide to labor and employment laws. Find more detailed information about this story here.

A nationwide class action lawsuit alleging disability discrimination under the ADA was settled for $1.3 million. Find more information on this story here.

A Sonic Drive-In in Los Lunas, New Mexico agreed to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit. Find more information on this story here.

The NY State Department of Labor has reached a $5.1 million settlement with Lenny's, a sandwich chain. Find more information on this story here.