• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    They don’t have to, legally. Some asshole managed to convince Congress that all restaurants would go out of business if they had to pay minimum wage back in the 1930s when minimum wage was set up. Because of said cheap rich asshole, there is a normal minimum wage which is $7.25/hr, and a service minimum wage which is $2.13/hr.

    In theory the restaurant is supposed to ensure that you make at least minimum wage. In practice they just fire you if you dare to ask for minimum compensation.

    Does not apply in California, Massachusetts, or NY, that I am aware of

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      5 months ago

      Wait, but if I tip, wouldn’t it just be the same as if the business charged more and paid their employees properly?

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      Wait, but if I tip, wouldn’t it just be the same as if the business charged more and paid their employees properly?

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      Wait, but if I tip, wouldn’t it just be the same as if the business charged more and paid their employees properly?

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      Wait, but if I tip, wouldn’t it just be the same as if the business charged more and paid their employees properly?