By Richard J. Morgan, JD
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia) recently addressed a case in which two tipped employees disputed the pay they received from their employers.
The court examined the employees’ claims that the employers violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law (MWPCL), and the terms of their collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and based its decision on what they contended was their harm. Read on to see how the court reached its decision.