Hi, I (18f) have been working at a non-profit children's center for about 2 years. This isn't about the job as much as it is as a weird rule.Some context: part of my job is to help set up, moniter, and run kid's birthday parties. It's usually me and two coworkers, running the front desk and two large play areas. I'm paid a little over minimum wage, but I don't know how much my coworkers are paid (they're older than me and have worked here longer).Sometimes (not as often as I'd like, but that's neither here nor there), the parent of the party will tip us, anywhere from $10-20. Very nice, thank you! I accept the tips, as do most of my coworkers.However; we're not supposed to. Since it's a non-profit, we're supposed to decline the money and say something along the lines of “please donate it instead!”. Is that a real law? Or an actual rule that can be implemented? Because I just thank them and take the cash.
TDLR; my non-profit minimum wage job says I'm not allowed to accept tips. Is that a rule that can actually be implemented?