{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-337.065","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 337.065","heading":"Unlawful for employer to require remittance of gratuity -- Tip pooling.","body":"(1) No employer shall require an employee to remit to the employer any gratuity, or\nany portion thereof, except for the purpose of withholding amounts required by\nfederal or state law. The amount withheld from such gratuity shall not exceed the\namount required by federal or state law.\n(2) As used in this section, \"gratuity\" means voluntary monetary contribution received\nby an employee from a guest, patron, or customer for services rendered.\n(3) An employer may provide custodial services for the safekeeping of funds placed in\na tip pool mandated by the employer or voluntarily entered into amongst the\nemployees, if the account is properly identified and segregated from his other\nbusiness records and open to examination by pool participants.\n(4) A tip pooling arrangement may include tipped employees. A tip pooling\narrangement shall not include salaried employees, managers, or supervisors.","path":["KRS Chapter 337"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56807","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:26Z","sha256":"10cead8adeb38382ca22ff96469b0ff4e90f31cf720cc334e65dd5b75d385832","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-337.060","next":"us-ky/krs-337.070"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}