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Godhumor

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9. By law, tipped employees must come out to at least minimum wage

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 08:50 AM

Apr 2014

If tips do not cover the gap to minimum wage, the restaurant must make servers whole. Restaurants that do not are employing wage theft in a very real and legal sense

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$2.13 an Hour? Why The Tipped Minimum Wage Has to Go [View all] xchrom Apr 2014 OP

Pay living wage yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #1

You don't have to end tipping standingtall Apr 2014 #3

they tip in Europe CreekDog Apr 2014 #6

Yes sub-minimum wage work needs to go standingtall Apr 2014 #2

I could not agree more seveneyes Apr 2014 #4

Can you imagine if we WEREN'T the greatest nation on Earth? WinkyDink Apr 2014 #5

I live in Oregon where tipped employees get the full hourly wage plus any tips Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #7

That's the way it should be standingtall Apr 2014 #8

It sure seems like everyone has justhanginon Apr 2014 #12

By law, tipped employees must come out to at least minimum wage Godhumor Apr 2014 #9

No argument from me on this one davidpdx Apr 2014 #10

That is nothing short of criminal... truebrit71 Apr 2014 #11