I used to bar back so I know that. I worked my ass off for the bartenders to make their job easier, not to expect tips. I was grateful (and honestly surprised) at the end of the night when I would receive tip money from them. However, they chose how much to give me depending on how much they made and how busy the bar was that night.
Minimum wage laws do not leave the server/bartender out to dry. At the end of their shift, they are required to report their tip earnings to the manager. If the amount does not add up to at least the standard minimum wage level, the restaurant/bar must compensate to make up the difference (excerpt from Michigan’s Workforce Opportunity Wage Act is below)
“If the gratuities described in subdivision (a) plus the minimum hourly wage rate under this subsection do not equal or exceed the minimum hourly wage otherwise established under section 4, the employer pays any shortfall to the employee.”
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I feel like I just read a press release from the DNC or Nancy Pelosi
I used to bar back so I know that. I worked my ass off for the bartenders to make their job easier, not to expect tips. I was grateful (and honestly surprised) at the end of the night when I would receive tip money from them. However, they chose how much to give me depending on how much they made and how busy the bar was that night.
Minimum wage laws do not leave the server/bartender out to dry. At the end of their shift, they are required to report their tip earnings to the manager. If the amount does not add up to at least the standard minimum wage level, the restaurant/bar must compensate to make up the difference (excerpt from Michigan’s Workforce Opportunity Wage Act is below)
“If the gratuities described in subdivision (a) plus the minimum hourly wage rate under this subsection do not equal or exceed the minimum hourly wage otherwise established under section 4, the employer pays any shortfall to the employee.”
Nothing beats a hangover like a full day of Jon Taffer yelling, “Shut it the fuck down!!”
Your tax dollars at work, ladies and gentlemen
Doug Stamper would have handled this differently
First Hillary then Uncle Joe. Man, these liberals live such a hard life.
Friend who is a lobbyist.
Speaking to my namesake:
Fourth of July – Going to parades for your boss around the district and watching fireworks on the drive home.
Look for Obama to start rocking one of these.
*Three Masters and a JD
Political scientists make that much only in fantasy land and the Obama administration, so basically the same thing.