Editing Gratuity (section)

=====US federal employees=====
The US Government recognizes tips as allowable expenses for federal employee travel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104208#11|title=Frequently Asked Questions, Per Diem|website=www.gsa.gov}}</ref>  However, US law prohibits federal employees from receiving tips<!-- 2635.102(h) --> under Standards of Ethical Conduct.  Asking for, accepting or agreeing to take anything of value that influences the performance of an official act is not allowed.<!--  18 U.S.C. 201(b),--> <ref name="5CFR2635" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/jmd/ethics/generalf.htm |title=USDOJ: JMD: Departmental Ethics Office: Regulations, Authorities & Reference Materials: Do It Right |publisher=Justice.gov |date=1993-01-20 |access-date=2014-01-22 |archive-date=2014-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114203755/http://www.justice.gov/jmd/ethics/generalf.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>  A 2011 rule issued by the US Department of Labor which prohibited employers from tip pooling employees who were paid at least the federal minimum wage and who don't "customarily and regularly" receive tips was repealed in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laboremploymentlawblog.com/2018/04/articles/fair-labor-standards-act-flsa/tip-pooling/|title=New Tip Pooling Guidelines For Employers - Labor & Employment Law Blog|date=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrn.com/operations/understanding-tip-income-protection-act-2018|title=Understanding the Tip Income Protection Act of 2018|date=24 April 2018}}</ref>  Instead, workers will have more rights to sue their employers for stolen tips, with assistance from the US Department of Labor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrn.com/workforce/tip-protection-rider-added-budget-bill|title=Tip protection rider added to budget bill|date=22 March 2018}}</ref>