BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — A social media trend known as the “tip the bill” challenge has garnered a lot of attention. The challenge, which dates back to 2018, went viral and appears to be trending again this year. The challenge is all about kindness at restaurants and encourages patrons to tip 100% of the amount of their bill.

Facebook groups have even been created to share the kindness of patrons, and it doesn’t happen at just restaurants. The “tip the bill” challenge can be applied to any service bill. It is a very simple but thoughtful gesture, especially during economic troubles or during the holidays.

Many tipped employees make less than the standard minimum wage for their state. As of January 1, 2022, the state minimum cash wage payment is the same as that required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which is $2.13 per hour. This information comes directly from the United States Department of Labor website.

To further explain the rules of tipped employees, we reviewed the following from nolo.com:

“The basic rule of tips, under federal law and state law, is that they belong to the employee, not the employer. Employers may not require employees to hand over their tips unless one of these exceptions applies:

“State law allows the employer to take a tip credit. Some states allow the employer to count all or part of an employee’s tips towards its minimum wage obligations. Although the employer doesn’t technically ‘take’ the employee’s tips, the employer gets...

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