As a reminder: tips belong to the workers, not the business. It's a crime for an employer to withold any portion of a tip from the employees, or redistribute it

As a reminder: tips belong to the workers, not the business. It's a crime for an employer to withold any portion of a tip from the employees, or redistribute it to non-server/wait staff (the inability to pass tips on to bos folk is frequently pointed to as a problem with tips so restaurants, etc created "surcharges", except those aren't tips so can be retained by the business). Seriously: if you have boss/manager/employer who is taking tips ("fees", "penalties", excuse less theft), you should talk to an employment lawyer. If you complain about anything like this to your boss, do it in writing/email/text messages (saving everything and/or screenshotting) - while most of the US is "at will" employment there are plenty of illegal reasons to be fired, and retaliation when complaining about wage theft is likely to be. Again: talk to an employment lawyer. Similar for protected medical leave, maternity leave, etc - ensure all communication is in writing. I've said elsewhere: your employer is not your friend, and it's not your family, and you cannot ever assume it is - even if your manager is on your side, their's may not be, and HR is not.