In the USA, it is illegal for anyone to make less than federal minimum wage. If a tipped employee does not earn tips, the employer must make up the difference. To not do so is wage theft and illegal.
It doesn’t work on a per-shift basis. If they work a slow, below-minimun weekday and a busy, above-minimum weekend, they aren’t bumped up on the weekday. What actually happens is their weekend is counted against their weekday. Many shifts they do in fact walk out with sub-minimum wages that do not get corrected.
It’s a system that’s great for the rockstars is busy urban areas pulling in hundreds of dollars a shift. For everyone else in the industry, not so much.
“But overall they’re making above minimum.”
While true, it’s similar to a laborer working a 12 hour shift and not getting any OT because they’re under 40 for the week and OT doesn’t kick in until hour 41. They still worked a 12 hour shift and 4 of those hours should have been OT, but due to how the hours are counted their employer is able to avoid the payout.
In the USA, it is illegal for anyone to make less than federal minimum wage. If a tipped employee does not earn tips, the employer must make up the difference. To not do so is wage theft and illegal.
It doesn’t work on a per-shift basis. If they work a slow, below-minimun weekday and a busy, above-minimum weekend, they aren’t bumped up on the weekday. What actually happens is their weekend is counted against their weekday. Many shifts they do in fact walk out with sub-minimum wages that do not get corrected.
It’s a system that’s great for the rockstars is busy urban areas pulling in hundreds of dollars a shift. For everyone else in the industry, not so much.
“But overall they’re making above minimum.”
While true, it’s similar to a laborer working a 12 hour shift and not getting any OT because they’re under 40 for the week and OT doesn’t kick in until hour 41. They still worked a 12 hour shift and 4 of those hours should have been OT, but due to how the hours are counted their employer is able to avoid the payout.
In conclusion, mono means one, and rail means the capital is fucking over the working class.