Sentences with phrase «tipped workers less»

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it's time the state examines whether to do away with the practice of allowing employers to pay tipped workers less than the minimum wage.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it's time the state examines whether to do away with the practice of allowing employers to pay tipped workers less than the minimum wage.

I agree with groups like the National Organization for Women and the Food Chain Workers Alliance that want to eliminate the tip deduction that allows employers to pay tipped workers less than the minimum wage.

With the tip credit, restaurants in New York state are allowed to pay tipped workers less than minimum wage as long as their tips make up for those smaller wages.

Not exact matches

Tipped employees at restaurants employing less than 500 workers will earn at least a $ 10 minimum cash wage, a 53 cent hike from the current minimum.

Tipped wage workers earn less than the state's current minimum wage, which is set to increase to $ 12 from $ 11 in New York City at the end of the year.

He said 70 percent of tipped workers in New York are women; African - American workers earn less money in tips; and the tipping dynamic can lead to sexual harassment.

However, in calling for the hearings, Cuomo said more than 70 percent of all tipped workers in New York are women, and that African - American workers are often tipped less than their white counterparts.

The hope is that if restaurant workers rely less on tips they will be less likely to have to put with misconduct by a customer.

Tedisco said the measure raising the minimum wage for tipped workers in Maine was reversed in less than a year.

Thankfully, workers» access to civil remedies when their tips are stolen means greedy food industry bosses may be less apt to go for seconds.