Posted by George on 12/08/05

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I was reading a story about tipping and came
across an interesting fact. Anti-tipping laws
were declared unconstitutional in the same year
that Congress passed the Volstead Act, 1919.

Does anyone know the name of the case that
declared anti-tipping laws unconstitutional?
It is my opinion that since the IRS and federal
regulations both state that a tip, among other
things, is the right of a customer to determine
who will be the recipient of his tip, that state
laws which deprive customers of such rights
would also be unconstitutional.

State laws which allow employers to require tip
pooling deprive customers of their right to
determine who will be the recipient of their tip.
If employers are allowed by state law to share
the customers tip among other employees whom the
customer had every right and ability to tip but
didn't, I believe such laws are depriving
customers of their constitutional right to tip.

Any help on this issue would be appreciated by
the myself and the millions of workers who receive
tips.

Re: Anti-tipping laws unconstituional , 2/11/06, by heard.

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