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getagrip_already

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3. The min wage is guarenteed....

Reply to JMCKUSICK (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 07:22 PM

Oct 2024

Workers get $15/hour even if the make zero in tips on a given shift.

What happens is tips subsidize the employers between $8.50 and $15.

If you make $100/hour in tips, you still get the min wage of $15/hour. If you dont get tips, you still earn $15/hour.

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Ballot question 5: The minimum wage for tipped workers? [View all] getagrip_already Oct 2024 OP

Would you work for a JMCKUSICK Oct 2024 #1

The min wage is guarenteed.... getagrip_already Oct 2024 #3

It is, but as a tipped worker, JMCKUSICK Oct 2024 #4

White collar employees should not get tips! Kittycatkat Oct 2024 #2