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The difference here is that the minimum wage for tipped workers is guaranteed. If wages + tips is less than the normal minimum wage, the restaurant has to make
by melq 8y ago
The difference here is that the minimum wage for tipped workers is guaranteed. If wages + tips is less than the normal minimum wage, the restaurant has to make up the difference, but if wages + tips > normal minimum, they (the restaurant) don't get to reduce their contribution or retain a portion of the tips, and the employee has the opportunity to make significantly more than minimum wage. This is very different doordash's system, where if wages + tips is greater than the minimum, Doordash keeps some or all of the difference. I think its fair to say that people who are tipping their delivery person expect that their tip is increasing the income of the delivery person, and not their employer.