Is it legal for my restaurant manager to take a cut of our credit card tips at the end of every shift under current federal labor laws?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Is it legal for my restaurant manager to take a cut of our credit card tips at the end of every shift under current federal labor laws?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
U.S. Department of Labor FLSA managers supervisors tip pool credit card tips Fact Sheet 15 2026 Google ↗
Michigan law restaurant manager taking employee tips tip pooling Michigan Department Labor Google ↗
- WHD Opinion Letter FLSA2026-13 · dol.gov
- Fact Sheet #15B: Managers and Supervisors Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Tips · dol.gov
- Fact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) · dol.gov
- IMPROVED WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITY WAGE ACT · archive.legislature.mi.gov
- Chapter 408 · legislature.mi.gov
- Fact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) · beta.dol.gov
- File a wage complaint · dol.gov
- Wage and Hour Division · michigan.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Department of Labor FLSA managers supervisors tip pool credit card tips Fact Sheet 15 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Michigan law restaurant manager taking employee tips tip pooling Michigan Department Labor OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 |