Built for Dining Employers
Full-Service Restaurant HR Solutions
Tip pooling compliance, food safety training, and server workforce management for full-service restaurants and dining groups in the US.
- Serving all 50 states
- Certified HR practitioners
- Since 1958
Full-Service Restaurants HR Challenges
HR Challenges Unique to Your Industry
- 1FLSA tip pooling and tip credit compliance for tipped restaurant employees
- 2Alcohol service training and responsible beverage service documentation
- 3FDA food safety and food handler training compliance
- 4High turnover among servers, hosts, and kitchen production staff
- 5Complex scheduling and overtime for split-shift restaurant operations
- 6Background checks for employees handling customer payment data
- 7Sexual harassment prevention in tipped service environments
Catapult Solutions
How Catapult HR Helps
- Tip pooling structure and FLSA tip credit compliance review
- Alcohol service training documentation for ABC compliance
- Food safety training documentation and food handler certifications
- Retention and scheduling programs for tipped service staff
- Split-shift and overtime compliance for restaurant operations
- Background checks for payment-handling and bar staff
- Employment law guidance and HR compliance audits
By the numbers
Why full-service restaurants HR needs a specialist
$2.13
Federal minimum cash wage per hour for tipped employees under the FLSA
$5.12
Maximum hourly tip credit an employer can claim under federal law
12.4M
Workers employed in US food services and drinking places, September 2026
What we do
HR Services for Full-Service Restaurants Employers
Expert support across the HR functions that matter most to your industry
ComplianceEmployee HandbookRestaurant handbooks covering tip policies, food safety, alcohol service, and workplace conduct.Learn more →
ComplianceHR Compliance AuditFull HR audit for restaurants against FLSA, FDA, and federal and state employment law standards.Learn more →
HR AdvisoryUnlimited HR AdviceSame-day answers from certified HR practitioners on policies, employee issues and compliance questions.Learn more →
What members say
“Shoutout to Catapult for the Hub! I keep it open all day long and rely on it whenever I have questions. It’s great to be able to search for answers or lean on the community for help.”
HR Built for Full-Service Restaurants, Compliance That Lets You Focus on Hospitality
Our practitioners understand tip pooling compliance, food safety, and the workforce challenges unique to full-service restaurants and dining groups in the US.