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Is the minimum wage in New york as high as California? For the waiters? |
just curious I don't know what min. wage is in NY, but to counter the answerer above me, I applied for serving positions in San Diego back in Oct. (2006) and servers told me they were getting paid full CA min. wage ($6.75 then; it was raised to $7.50 starting 2007), as well as whatever they earned in tips. According to this blog article () which was written in August 2006, California is one of 7 states which does not recognize tip credit, which the answerer above explained. The other six states are/were: Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. [ Based on this information, if CA is still a state that does not recognize tip credit, you know for sure that CA servers are making more than NY (because they're getting paid $2.13/hr and not full state minimum). ] Some lawmakers are trying to get a bill passed so that these seven states could no longer Not recognize tip credit, so I have no idea whether CA is still paying servers $7.50/hr + tips. You could try calling several restaurants in CA and see whether they're willing to disclose any of their pay info. Here is the website where I got some of my info from (the rest, personal experience): http://www.callaborlaw.com/archives/wage... Hope this was helpful. Source(s): As a server working in Ohio I was paid $2.13/hr + tips, was quoted for full state min. wage + tips in CA ... personal experience. There is no minimum wage that is for waiters only. There is a minimum wage that applies to all wage earners. California's minimum wage is slightly higher than that of New York. in cali, it's 8.00/hr. in NY, it's 7.15/hr. for waiters, since you get tips, the base rate + tips should at least equal the min. wage.... "Employers of 鈥渢ipped employees鈥?must pay a cash wage of at least $2.13 per hour if they claim a tip credit against their minimum wage obligation. If an employee's tips combined with the employer's cash wage of at least $2.13 per hour do not equal the minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. Certain other conditions must also be met." Dept of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.h... and http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/wages... |
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