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To: longnshort who wrote (754290)	11/14/2006 7:18:01 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

No, no....here is the quote form the wage and hour division. Their wage and tips must equal minimum wage, so if the minimum wage goes up, so does their guaranteed amount..You need to think this through. Unless you choose to tip less...they will come out ahead..Shorty, I know you are a big tipper for these poor hard-working people...so dig deep! (I don't understand they rest of your post about waitresses being humiliated...as far as I am concerned, they work darn hard and should be paid more than they are...gross, net and guaranteed.). __http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/q-a.htm__________ What is the minimum wage for workers who receive tips? An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 an hour in direct wages if that amount plus the tips received equals at least the federal minimum wage, the employee retains all tips and the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips. If an employee's tips combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 an hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. Some states have minimum wage laws specific to tipped employees. When an employee is subject to both the federal and state wage laws, the employee is entitled to the provisions of each law which provide the greater benefits.