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When I eat at restaurants, I always leave a cash tip, regardless of whether or not I pay with a card.
I do it in hopes that it will somehow allow the servers to take a larger cut because I doubt that the cut of the tip that the restaurant sometimes takes goes 100% to the other non-service employees. I think it's bullshit.
I often tip my parents' when they bring my chocolate milk and cereal down to the basement. Which I eat in my rusty old boat, 42 years my senior.
Local laws in individual cities and states can vary. But according to federal law and the US Dept of labor, in the United States, tip pooling , meaning sharing the tip with other persons, is completely legal. Cash or credit makes no difference legally.
The persons included in the pool must be involved in serving the customer, such as a bus boy bringing the food to the table or clearing plates. Even a hostess seating the guest can be included. Basically anyone working Front of house can be included in the pool.
I look up the law in my state and according to the state of California, either way, the server is legally entitled to 100% of the tip they receive but with the caveat of the possibility of sharing it with other service members.
Thanks for the info :D
I always pay tips with cash aswell to me it's a general principal thing. I'm tipping the person that's providing me service, what he does with that money is his business.