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Old 12-07-2017, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
It is a common misconception that restaurant servers are exempt from the Federal minimum wage. They are not exempt. The employer can pay them as little as $2.13 per hour. However, if they do not receive tips so that their total income exceeds the minimum wage, then the employer is required to pay them additional money so that they make at least the minimum wage. So, they are fully covered by the minimium wage law.
Yepper...............I didn't want to tell Wio, I thought I was getting a tip.