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US tip workers also get full minimum wage. Tip workers who don't meet the minimum wage threshold on total earnings are compensated for the shortfall. The lower
by kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
US tip workers also get full minimum wage. Tip workers who don't meet the minimum wage threshold on total earnings are compensated for the shortfall. The lower tip worker rate is a subsidy to business owners paid for by guilt tripping their customers.
- Semaphor 4y ago> US tip workers also get full minimum wage. Tip workers who don't meet the minimum wage threshold on total earnings are compensated for the shortfall. So they don’t get tips on top of the minimum wage.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoIn states like Washington and I believe California, they get minimum wage at least before tips.
- roncesvalles 4y agoAnother way to see it is that the employer steals the first hours_worked*(minimum_wage-actual_wage) dollars from what the employee got in tips.