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Re:Instacart paying 80 cents an hour because worker received... by jonesdc on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @04:55PM (#19030181)
If an employee who earns tips does not make the equivalent of minimum wage pay his or her hours worked, then the employer is required to pay difference (i.e., employees will be paid at least minimum wage for their work)
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Re:Instacart paying 80 cents an hour because worker received... by vkou on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @04:58PM (#19030213)
Not tipping still makes the workers still suffer, though, because with tips, many of many of them make above minimum wage.

Honestly, in the general case, I don't understand how anyone can manage to live on minimum wage, unless they live in a barracks, their mother's basement, or under a bridge.

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Re:Instacart paying 80 cents an hour because worker received... by gringoDan on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @05:05PM (#19030273)
In the case of on-demand companies, the workers are independent contractors so they're not even entitled to minimum wage.
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