The federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $7.25 for a 40 hour week pay period to guarantee a baseline. If a person earns more then that baseline, then any additional hours will be paid at $2.13 on top of any more tips earned.
Still scummy, but 90% of waiters would be straight dead at this point if that $7.25 protection didn’t exist.
Well put. Federal wage for tipped employees is $2.13 per hour. This definitely is a structural issue that can’t be changed by individual action.
The federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $7.25 for a 40 hour week pay period to guarantee a baseline. If a person earns more then that baseline, then any additional hours will be paid at $2.13 on top of any more tips earned.
Still scummy, but 90% of waiters would be straight dead at this point if that $7.25 protection didn’t exist.