We do not have a customary system that has evolved, we have criminal business practices that have prevailed over the will of the people because our politicians and judges think they can take bribes and get away with it. Our laws contradict every one of these business practices you falsely claim have naturally evolved. Our laws state that tips are the sole property of the tipped employee and yet business owners are going so far as to solicit tips with tip jars because they know they can unjustly finacially benefit themselves to the money placed into these jars.
It's only working out OK for the business owners of this country. The public is being fleeced more and more for tips so business owners can get richer. It's fraud and you say it's ok. Our laws state clearly that the law forbids any arrangement betweent the employer and the tipped employee whereby any part of the tip becomes the property of the employer and yet employers are getting rich off their employee's tips. I don't know what's natural about businesses getting rich because the public gives their employee's additional income. The workers are making less every year and the public is tipping more every year. Seems to me a bit unatural.
Employees paid to scale with optional tip income would be quite pleasant for a change and pretty natural to me. Isn't that the nature of a tip. To reward outstanding service above and beyond what the employer is paying his employee?
It's not woking out ok for workers or the public. The public is being expected to tip more to make up for the tips the employer is stealing from his employees and the workers are making less because the employer is stealing many of the finacial benefits of the tips the public presents. I guess you own a restaurant since you think it's working out ok, for everyone else is suffering.
If you really think it is illegal for you to have to share tips, bring a private prosecution against your employer for theft. It's perfectly legal. And you seem to believe you have the Constitution on your side.
Go for it and stop the whining.
SD