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It is worth noting that, while the minimum wage is lower for tipped employees, their total pay still has to be above the ordinary (non-tipped) minimum wage. To
by jasonhansel 4y ago
It is worth noting that, while the minimum wage is lower for tipped employees, their total pay still has to be above the ordinary (non-tipped) minimum wage.
To quote https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips
> An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 per hour in direct wages if that amount combined with the tips received at least equals the federal minimum wage. If the employee's tips combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 per hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference.
- readams 4y agoIn California there is no tipped minimum. You have to be paid the normal minimum and then tips on top.
- justin66 4y agoI wonder if you believe "the employer makes up the difference" is a thing that actually happens just because it's suggested in a Department of Labor rule. In the US, employers often feel entitled to keep the money that people put in the tip jar, blatant theft, which ought to help you gauge matters here. https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/02/10/tip-thievery-codified/321478002/ https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/02/...
- Tool_of_Society 4y agoSimple solution for the employer is to report to the IRS the employee making enough tips to put them over minimum wage. It doesn't matter if the employee even made those tips. Employees can complain to regulatory groups but it won't get anywhere as the employer will just say the employee is lying to save on taxes.