A typical shift is 5 to 6 hours, at $7.67/ hr = 42.18 per shift, per 5 day's = $210.92/ wk. before taxes. Now take out food, clothing, housing, health care,etc and tell me how that would work for you? Most tip workers make ends meet by doing double shifts and no days off. Also now at this time of year their take home is more than the minimum wage. Average this for the year and they are able to stay off the welfare roll's. We are talking about grownups living on their own having much the same costs as we do.
OSI Partners out of Tampa pushed for this legislation and don't for a minute think they had the best interest of their workers in mind.
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