Big Tips Can't Solve Small Wages
by New Economy Working Group on Mar 18, 2014 | Views: 218 | Score: 3
| white | people of color | all | |
|---|---|---|---|
| in states with the lowest minimum wage ($2.13/hr) | 16 | 25 | 20 |
| in states with the highest minimum wage ($7.25-$9.19/hr) | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Percent of Tipped Workers Living in Poverty
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Tipped work, often in restaurants, is one of the lowest paid professions, particularly for people of color. Tipped workers live in poverty at 3X the rate of the U.S. workforce.
Great chart. The federal sub-minimum wage was initially pegged to 50% of the minimum wage limit. However, large chain restaurant lobbyists successfully campaigned for legislation removing this requirement. As a result, tipped workers such as waiters haven't received a wage increase in over 22 years, even while many major restaurant chains have seen revenues increase 50% in this period. Correspondingly, tipped workers are 300% more likely to be impoverished. Check out more information here. savvyroo.com/chart-2971300319…