<prompt> Human: Our pay is determined weekly as a percentage of the business we do tip pool.To actually use our PTO instead if working we effectively pay 180 per shift.Does anyone have insight to this and whether this is an issue we could pursue?  <response>: A few minutes on google provided this My understanding is that basically unless your states laws specifically address the subject, then the employer can do pretty much whatever they want. To the best of my knowledge paid time off isnt even a requirement for employers unless your state requires it, so I suspect that youre in a shitty situation, where you still have it better than most. 