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		amrocha 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tipping: How Gratuity Replaced Fair Wages in U.S. ... Restaurant workers already get a fair wage. At minimum they make minimum wage. If you don’t think the minimum wage is fair then fight to raise it. Otherwise you’re gonna have to start tipping at a lot more places than just restaurants.

n4r9 3 months ago [–]

There are many states where the minimum wage for restaurant workers is $2.13: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped

amrocha 3 months ago | [–]

If workers make less than minimum wage from tips, then the employer needs to make up that difference.

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