Minimum wage for most tipped workers in US – $2.13 an hour (video)

Economic analyst and former tipped worker David Cooper explains how tipped workers get paid. The minimum wage for most tipped workers is only $2.13 an hour. That means the customer is on the hook for paying the bulk of these workers’ wages.

via The truth about how tipped workers get paid – YouTube.

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