They aren’t paid ‘regular’ minimum wage which is i believe somewhere between 10-20$ in most if not all US states, but a ‘tipped wage’ equalling <5$ hourly in most places, though afaik laws vary greatly between states. They are special because even with tips they might not make a living wage. Not saying that everyone earning minimum earns a living wage, but their financially they are just not in an equally shitty position.
32 states have a minimum wage higher than federal minimum wage.
However, federal law is the one we are talking about. Federally, servers are paid $2.13/hour. A restaurant needs to supplement income if a server’s wage plus tips is less than $7.25/hour (US minimum wage). The Fair Labor Standards Act only requires restaurants to pay up to federal minimum wage, not a minimum wage that any state legislature has come up with.
Federal minimumm wage is $1,160 / month gross income, if you work 40 hours for 4 weeks. This is unheard of in the restaurant industry, servers never hit 40 hours. Restaurants dont schedule that many because they dont want to risk any overtime, where they would have to pay time and a half ($10.85 /hour) rather than $2.13/hour and insurance.
exactly, minimum wage is not a living wage. that’s the problem. servers aren’t deserving of tips just because they also make minimum wage but with the opportunity to make more
why are servers special? what about all the other people making minimum wage?
They aren’t paid ‘regular’ minimum wage which is i believe somewhere between 10-20$ in most if not all US states, but a ‘tipped wage’ equalling <5$ hourly in most places, though afaik laws vary greatly between states. They are special because even with tips they might not make a living wage. Not saying that everyone earning minimum earns a living wage, but their financially they are just not in an equally shitty position.
32 states have a minimum wage higher than federal minimum wage.
However, federal law is the one we are talking about. Federally, servers are paid $2.13/hour. A restaurant needs to supplement income if a server’s wage plus tips is less than $7.25/hour (US minimum wage). The Fair Labor Standards Act only requires restaurants to pay up to federal minimum wage, not a minimum wage that any state legislature has come up with.
Federal minimumm wage is $1,160 / month gross income, if you work 40 hours for 4 weeks. This is unheard of in the restaurant industry, servers never hit 40 hours. Restaurants dont schedule that many because they dont want to risk any overtime, where they would have to pay time and a half ($10.85 /hour) rather than $2.13/hour and insurance.
exactly, minimum wage is not a living wage. that’s the problem. servers aren’t deserving of tips just because they also make minimum wage but with the opportunity to make more