eddie964 t1_jd4wnh7 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:19 PM

I'd like to see a minimum guaranteed payment for servers. If wage plus tip income is less than minimum wage, the business makes up the difference. In addition to providing some assurance to servers, this would maintain an incentive for servers to go above and beyond.

Joe5205 t1_jd52cx4 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:56 PM

That's how it is currently. You get server wage, plus tips. If there's no customers and you don't get tips to make up the difference you get paid min wage instead.

witteefool t1_jd5ri0m wrote on March 22, 2023 at 12:52 AM

In theory that’s how it should work. In practice the business owner rarely does the work to assure workers are paid minimum wage if their tips don’t cover it.

Joe5205 t1_jda9y55 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 11:16 PM

I'm not sure what would change then. If the law already states that servers have to make Min wage, but people aren't following it, a law that says the same thing doesn't change anything. What needs to be changed is people learning workers' rights in high school. I've taught plenty of high schoolers working their first job to stand up for themselves and know their rights.