Sentences with word «subminimum»

«At face value, abolishing tipping and offering higher wages instead, sounds like a reasonable and necessary action, especially when you consider the federal minimum wage for nontipped workers is $ 7.25 and the federal subminimum wage for tipped workers is at a measly $ 2.13 per hour rate,» said McKenzie.

Too many youth with disabilities have been employed at subminimum wages as well as placed in segregated sheltered workshops while in school, often leading to job placements in the same sheltered adult workplaces after graduation.

An era when many parents turned their children over to subminimum - wage workers by day, and told them stories like The Giving Tree during «quality time» at night.

Cuomo said late last year that he was open to the possibility of joining the states that have eliminated the subminimum tipped wage.

Workers acknowledged that the tide could finally be turning, as Governor Andrew Cuomo has called for a series of public hearings about the possibility of ending the subminimum wage in New York State.

In addition, the report recommends instituting employee scheduling regulations and eliminating the subminimum wage for tipped workers, two initiatives the Governor has already directed the Department of Labor to explore.

The state Labor Department is holding public hearings on a proposal from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to get rid of the subminimum wage for tipped workers, such as restaurant servers.

«Governor Cuomo Announces Hearings on Potentially Eliminating the Subminimum Wage for Tipped Workers,» Jan. 25, 2018, Press Release

New York allows for a subminimum wage for workers like waiters, bartenders and beauticians who earn tips.

Washington — Two mayors of heavily minority cities with high teen - age unemployment took opposing positions here last week on an Administration bill before the Congress to allow employers to pay youths a subminimum wage.