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In the US, jobs with tips are often subject to a significant drop in minimum wage. If a company for a usually non-tip industry has started including tip options
by olliej 4y ago
In the US, jobs with tips are often subject to a significant drop in minimum wage. If a company for a usually non-tip industry has started including tip options you may want to investigate whether they've started underpaying staff.
- tptacek 4y agoGenerally, you can't simply pay employees less than the minimum wage; you can take a "tip credit" against your required wage level, but either way the employee has to "take home" at least minimum wage, whether or not the tips got them there.
- greedo 4y agoThe DOL has investigated this numerous times, and while you're correct in what the law generally states, the majority of employers screw their "tipped" employees over time and again. Having worked in both fast-food and fine-dining restaurants, tips are a huge bone of contention. Tax fraud is common, mgmt skimming is common, and now these POS systems charge a percentage of the tip for "expediting" the process. Screw that.