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Default Kitchen Nightmares Finale 2013

On 5/19/2013 8:06 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
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> In which of the United States are they required to pay wait staff
> minimum wage?
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> nancy
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For *tipped* employees it depends on if you're going by the Federal
minimum wage or individual states. The Federal minimum wage for tipped
employees is *still* a measly $2.13/hr. Yet in Alaska, for example, the
wage for tipped employees is $7.75/hr. In California, $8/hr. That's
higher than the Federal minimum wage for non-tipped employees.

http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm

In Arizona, where the Amy's Bakery bozos are located, the tipped wage is
$4.80/hr. You can't convince me they've been paying servers $8 -
$15/hour which is what they claim on their FB page.

Jill