Tips are a small business kulak way to depress the wage they’re paying. I see it as cynical support to keep the minimum wage down and introduce tipping into more retail jobs.
The bill explicitly states that the secretary of treasury may declare new jobs as “traditionally tipped”. So not only do tips enjoy legal protection but this will now be used as an anchor to prevent those industries from ever paying reasonable wages.
Tips are a small business kulak way to depress the wage they’re paying. I see it as cynical support to keep the minimum wage down and introduce tipping into more retail jobs.
The bill explicitly states that the secretary of treasury may declare new jobs as “traditionally tipped”. So not only do tips enjoy legal protection but this will now be used as an anchor to prevent those industries from ever paying reasonable wages.