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Maybe not a "living wage", whatever that is locally, but not true, regarding minimum hourly wages for tipped employees in all states must meet the minimum wage of the area when tips are included. If the tips don't get them to minimum wage, the owner is required to pay the difference between the paid hourly rate and minimum wage to get the employee to the local minimum wage. Nobody gets $2.85/hour (or whatever the local tipped minimum wage is) as their pay legally. If that happens, the state and federal workforce commissions would like to speak to the owner of the business, and the employee receives damages, at a rate of triple the lost wages, by federal law.Hourly wages for tipped employees are usually less than needed to survive - some places the "tipped minimum wage" is less than $3 per hour. So your tip is the difference between living and non-living income.
Why stop with tipped employees? Wouldn't you like to have the power to deny any employee a living income if you're not impressed with their "service"?
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Yes. So you think the server that people avoid and the server that people request to sit in their area deserve the same tips? The server being avoided needs to find a different line of work.Hourly wages for tipped employees are usually less than needed to survive - some places the "tipped minimum wage" is less than $3 per hour. So your tip is the difference between living and non-living income.
Why stop with tipped employees? Wouldn't you like to have the power to deny any employee a living income if you're not impressed with their "service"?
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What about customers who are jerks? Should the employee be able to charge them more?So you think the server that people avoid and the server that people request to sit in their area deserve the same tips?
the employee should be able to do that but cantWhat about customers who are jerks? Should the employee be able to charge them more?
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