In January of 2022 the Federal Government installed a legal program that completely changed how restaurant employees are paid. This new legal framework totally altered how and when an employee can be paid less than the full minimum wage on a Tip Credit. If you work for tips in a Read more…
Minimum wage is going up again! Starting on January 1st, 2023 the minimum wage is going up from $14.25 per hour to $15.00 per hour. Also, for the tens of thousands of restaurant workers in the state, the tipped minimum wage is going up from $6.15 per hour to $6.75 Read more…
On December 28, 2021 the Department of Labor implemented a Final Rule that will serve as a sea change in the restaurant industry. I get questions all the time from servers and bartenders who are required to do certain tasks that don’t seem related to their main mode of compensation, Read more…