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They are trying to address the fact that cooks can make as little as $12 an hour whereas waiters in many good restaurants make $30+ in some nights. The solutio
by onetimemanytime 6y ago
They are trying to address the fact that cooks can make as little as $12 an hour whereas waiters in many good restaurants make $30+ in some nights.
The solution is to pay cooks more, not to take from waiters who can make even less than $3 an hour. Also, depending on the night, waiters may make next to nothing in tips.
- jjeaff 6y agoThey can't legally make less than $3 an hour.
- onetimemanytime 6y agoYes they can, at least they could (tipped employees)
- bleah1000 6y agoNo, if their total compensation with tips winds up being below minimum wage the employer has to pay them enough to get them up to minimum wage. Do companies abuse this, probably, but according to the law they need to be paid at least minimum wage. Waiter/waitresses need to declare their tips to their employer so that they can make sure they are getting paid at least minimum wage.
- BosStartup 6y agoCitation: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm#:~:text=The%20Fair%20Labor%20Standards%20Act,wage%20to%20covered%2C%20nonexempt%20employees.&text=If%20an%20employee's%20tips%20combined,must%20make%20up%20the%20difference https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm#:~:text=T....