(January 31, 2013 at 5:28 pm)frankiej Wrote: Most restaurant staff here get a wee bit more than minimum wage as well.
It varies by state, but US Federal law allows employers to pay tipped employees as little as $2.13 per hour (provided that they make enough in tips to bring them up to the Federal minimum of $7.25). Some states do exactly that.
Yeah, it sucks.
http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm