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Re:The Refragmentation by Pyxl101 on Sunday January 03, 2016 @08:28AM (#10830507)
Waiters and tipped employees are not exempt from minimum wage. They must be paid a wage greater than or equal to minimum wage for every hour they work. Tips can take that wage above minimum, but an absence of tips cannot drop their wage below.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage_in_the_United_St...

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Re:The Refragmentation by prostoalex on Sunday January 03, 2016 @03:35PM (#10832218)
I'm aware of the mechanics, I am questioning the reasoning behind introduction of a special class of income. What's the economical argument against letting them earn minimum wage and tips?
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