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minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up53·6 months agoMinimum wage shouldn’t be a dollar amount, it should be a living amount defined in a reasonable and realistic way. (Probably should be region dependent, too?)
minus-squaresibannac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoStates do have their own minimums. Washington State for example, is tied to the federal Consumer Price Index and it’s at $16.28…
minus-squarehypna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 months agoIt’s not clear whether you’re suggesting that tipped workers aren’t guaranteed the normal minimum wage. https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips EDIT: The above comment was completely different at the time I wrote this.
minus-squaresibannac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoYes, they are guaranteed the normal minimum wage. Sub minimum wages are doo doo
minus-squarekiku123@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoSome states, including Washington have prohibited the tipped minimum wage: https://chicagopolicyreview.org/2023/04/25/behind-usas-tip-culture-a-workaround-for-employers-to-escape-minimum-wage-payments/
minus-squareSam_Bass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoLook at the federal poverty level calculation. That is not really a liveable level
Minimum wage shouldn’t be a dollar amount, it should be a living amount defined in a reasonable and realistic way. (Probably should be region dependent, too?)
States do have their own minimums. Washington State for example, is tied to the federal Consumer Price Index and it’s at $16.28…
It’s not clear whether you’re suggesting that tipped workers aren’t guaranteed the normal minimum wage.
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips
EDIT: The above comment was completely different at the time I wrote this.
Yes, they are guaranteed the normal minimum wage. Sub minimum wages are doo doo
Some states, including Washington have prohibited the tipped minimum wage: https://chicagopolicyreview.org/2023/04/25/behind-usas-tip-culture-a-workaround-for-employers-to-escape-minimum-wage-payments/
Look at the federal poverty level calculation. That is not really a liveable level