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Re:You Want 20% for Handing Me a Muffin? The Awkward Etiquet... by mrep on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @05:50PM (#18244157)
FYI, While their base is below minimum wage, if their hourly pay with tip does not meet minimum wage, then the employer has to fill in the gap by law. This is also why a lot of restaurants in Seattle force a 20% gratuity now that minimum wage is $15 an hour to reduce the chance that customers skimp on the tip and thus the employer would have to pay out the remaining $15 an hour.
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Re:You Want 20% for Handing Me a Muffin? The Awkward Etiquet... by chilldream on Wednesday October 17, 2018 @09:33PM (#18245267)
Washington is one of the few states that doesn’t allow employers to pay below minimum wage even to tipped employees. Maybe Seattle is different since its city minimum wage is above the state minimum, but those Seattle waiters aren’t making $3 or whatever pre-tip.

https://www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/Wages/Minimum/

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