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The restaurant industry operated under the pay model of "you get $2/hour + tips but if you don't make at least minimum wage we'll pay the extra", which is exact
by henryfjordan 6y ago
The restaurant industry operated under the pay model of "you get $2/hour + tips but if you don't make at least minimum wage we'll pay the extra", which is exactly what DoorDash was doing. California outlawed this practice years ago in the restaurant industry, saying you need to pay at least the minimum + tips, none of this $2/hour nonsense. There's no reason they couldn't do the same to the gig economy.
- vonmoltke 6y agoI don't see any indication that California ever had a separate minimum wage for tipped employees. Are you referring to some California-specific provision? Seems like a strange way to do things.
- Groxx 6y agoCalifornia has quite a few California-specific employment laws. https://www.worklawyers.com/tip-gratuity-laws-california/ https://www.worklawyers.com/tip-gratuity-laws-california/ ("3.4. Minimum Wage: No Tip Credits Allowed" specifically)
- mattnewton 6y agoMany states do have a separate minimum wage for tipped employees, it's a common practice elsewhere in the states even if it wasn't in California.
- kasey_junk 6y agoIt's also true for federal minimum wage.