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Originally Posted by GeneralMao
I think you should check that. Minimum wage is something to toy with, it's a federally mandated limit. I don't believe tip is necessary unless they're preparing me puffer fish, which takes extreme skill. I don't see why I should pay extra for a career they choose, for food and service that they give everyone else.
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If I misinterpreted your query, I apologize in advance. Are you saying that it should be checked as to whether or not minimum wage applies to tipped employees? If so, there is the following:
Under federal Fair Labor Standards Act, tipped minimum wage is $2.13/hr whereas standard minimum wage is $5.85/hr. An employee can be considered under the "tipped" minimum if there is an expectation of $30/month in tips. $2.13/hr + $30/mo does not equal $5.85/hr unless you are working a very small number of hours.
At any rate, the expectation is there. As noted above, if you are too cheap to tip and too lazy to pick up food yourself, then... well... you suck.
And yes, there is a minimum percentage of "sales" that tipped employees must claim a certain percentage against for tax purposes. Claiming less than that in any given month means a nice pink slip from the IRS requesting a reason for such a small tax amount. I've seen it at nice restaurants and I've seen it at Big Boy. *shrug* It's how things are.