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A lot of states are paid less if it's a job with tips: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage
by sharemywin 8y ago
A lot of states are paid less if it's a job with tips:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage
- ip26 8y agoBut is a barista etc one of those jobs?
- awalton 8y agoYes. Any front-of-house restaurant staff that gets a share of tips are subject to those laws, and it's ridiculous. Worse, some restaurants even force the tips to be split between dishwashers, who actually are making minimum wage in many cases, so waitstaff get crushed even harder.
- gamblor956 8y agoIt's illegal to force waiters to split tips with non-tipped workers unless the restaurant gives up the "tip credit" (referring to the portion of the minimum wage that they get to treat as paid out of tips) for the split tips.
- ApolloFortyNine 8y agoAlso on that page: >If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any week, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate
- scroot 8y agoDo you think in a real workplace people are going to constantly bring this up with their managers?
- threatofrain 8y agoI think what happens in a real restaurant that doesn't share tips is that if you don't make enough you'll just be let go.
- asdff 8y agoI think the IRS would spot this from a mile a way.