Customer Tips Are Providing Lion’s Share Of Wages To Tipped Workers – Analysis
April 1, 2024 marked the 33^rd anniversary of the federal law that permits tipped workers to be paid a cash wage of just $2.13 per hour — a stunning $5.12 per hour less than the federal minimum mandated for the rest of the covered workforce.
This policy brief explains the history and mechanics of the two-tiered wage floor...