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> if staff receives no tips: the restaurant is required to pay them minimum wage > Tl;dr - restaurant workers make over minimum wage only if tipped Your tl;dr
by dTal 5y ago
> if staff receives no tips: the restaurant is required to pay them minimum wage
> Tl;dr - restaurant workers make over minimum wage only if tipped
Your tl;dr doesn't match. According to you workers make minimum wage irrespective of whether you tip (unless the owner breaks the law), and all your tips do is directly offset owner costs.
- iudqnolq 5y agoYeah, but the restaurant industry is well known for breaking the law when it's easy. This makes it much easier. See for example https://consumerist.com/2013/04/05/waiters-sue-employer-for-taking-wages-to-cover-walk-outs/ https://consumerist.com/2013/04/05/waiters-sue-employer-for-...
- ethbr0 5y ago"over"