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llworking
Ok, let me give an example of how the situation the OP described could be legit.
Lets say that the restaurant offered the server the management position of head server. Let's say that their deal with her was that she would get $20.00 an hour guaranteed, whether tips would bring her to that level or not. Their requirement would be that she turn over all tips to them, they would calculate the $20.00 per hour and if the tips exceeded that she would get the difference. If the tips did not bring her to $20.00 an hour she would still get $20.00 per hour. That would be completely legal.