The FLSA permits an employer to take a tip credit toward its minimum wage and overtime obligation(s) for tipped employees per Section 3(m)(2)(A). Employers must give employees, at or before the time of hiring, written notice that the employer will apply a tip credit or allowance toward their minimum wage.To start a home-based food business in New York, you must apply for an exemption to the licensing laws that usually apply to food manufacturers. Our team has comprehensive knowledge of state and federal employment law, agile negotiation and litigation skills, and a deep personal concern for her clients. Or a legal law that tells construction workers to bring their own lunch in a black lunch pail with a thermos inside? The Commission cannot provide individuals with legal advice.