<prompt> Human: So I work at a bar. The bar recently changed how we receive our credit cards tips. Instead of getting them in cash at the end of the night, we have a log where our tips are recorded and then they go on our bi-weekly paycheck. They made this change because some people werent reporting their tips and the bar got audited.We do a tip share. Our tips are calculated like so: all the tips are divided by the total number of hours worked by all bartenders that shift to create an hourly tip wage. Then tips are divided up according to the hours you worked. Since we made the change from getting our credit card tips in cash at the end of the night to them going on our paycheck, I kept track of my credit card tips that I was owed so I know what to expect on my paycheck. The gross amount of credit card tips on my paycheck is less than the amount in my records. I talked to my manager and showed him my records. He said that the person above him changed what I made because the math was wrong. He doesnt understand how it was wrong because he did the math himself, he cannot explain to me why my credit card tips from the nights in question were changed. I trust my manager fully. This other person above him, I do not trust. They do not ever work in the bar as a bartender or manager. They are essentially an HR person who got thrust into doing accounting and payroll when the bar got audited. So basically, this person who changed what I got on my paycheck wasnt there during; they did not tell me they were making these changes before I received my paycheck; and they have yet to offer any detailed explanation except--idk your manager did the math wrongWhat can I do? Is it in any way illegal for them to change my credit card tips on my paycheck without telling me or giving me an explanation? What recourse do I have besides saying Screw you guys, Im going home ?Assistant: Since we made the change ..., I kept track of my credit card tips that I was owed so I know what to expect on my paycheck. The gross amount of credit card tips on my paycheck is less than the amount in my records.How did you calculate the amount of credit card tips youre owed? You said that youre in a tip pooling situation. So wouldnt you need to also know what all the tips made were by everyone working each shift? Our tips are calculated like so: all the tips are divided by the total number of hours worked by all bartenders that shift to create an hourly tip wage. Then tips are divided up according to the hours you worked.If youre getting bigger tips than most workers, it would make sense that when you tip pool, youll see less than if you were not tip pooling.Human: My manager does the math at the end of the night and writes my credit card tips on my clock out receipt. The log we use shows everyones tip out from that night, it is available for everyone to see at anytime prior to the day they come in and take it to do payroll. Even before this change in how I receive my credit cards tip, I checked the log and would reverse do the math to ensure I was tipped out for the correct number of hours from the tip pool.  <response>: Got it. Sounds like you have the data and you deserve an explanation.Maybe its just an honest mistake as the new system is getting implemented, but everyone who works there will benefit from this getting fixed. You are right to pursue this. 