Personally, I don't think pay of minimum wage w/o tips will work. The service industry is already starved for employees and that's in a tip-paying world. The ma

Personally, I don't think pay of minimum wage w/o tips will work. The service industry is already starved for employees and that's in a tip-paying world. The market will eventually speak (or regulation will) and restaurants will simply have to pay more to be competitive. Where are workers going and why is there a difficulty in finding people? Tbh, just about anywhere. The local gas station is far less demanding of a job, has flexible hours, and pays a guaranteed wage [1] that's about the same as what they'd make waiting tables [2]. > Do you have service staff friends/family? Of course! I could tell you stories all day about how the front and back end of the restaurant business functions. Key takeaway, it's not fun for just about anybody, but the jobs and workforce are highly fungible. Working in the restaurant business is almost like being a freelancer, except the hours, working conditions, and pay sucks. At the end of the day the problem is not that restaurants don't want to pay their staff, it's that they don't want to look expensive in a crowded market. Once the market has to shift (either by market or legislation) the entire market will move at once. 1 - https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Sheetz-Team-Member-Salaries-E4015_D_KO7,18.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Sheetz-Team-Member-Salaries... 2 - https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/waiter-and-waitress/salary https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/waiter-and-waitre...