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Maine Question 4, formally An Act to Raise the Minimum Wage, [1] is a citizen-initiated referendum question that appeared on the Maine November 8, 2016 statewide ballot. It sought to increase Maine's minimum wage from $7.50 per hour to $12 an hour by 2020, as well as increasing the minimum wage for tipped employees gradually to the same level ...
The tipped wage is base wage paid to an employee in the United States who receives a substantial portion of their compensation from tips.According to a common labor law provision referred to as a "tip credit", the employee must earn at least the state's minimum wage when tips and wages are combined or the employer is required to increase the wage to fulfill that threshold.
The state minimum wage for tipped workers varies — from $16.28 in Washington state to $2.13 in Oklahoma. In Los Angeles, the minimum wage for tipped workers is $16.78.
Secondly, it could take the steam out of efforts in some states to gradually increase the minimum wage for tipped workers so that their base pay is in line with the minimum wage for other workers.
[5] Motivated by the impending ballot measure and pressure from labor unions and the restaurant industry, she proposed a compromise piece of legislation that would increase the standard minimum wage from $10.50 per hour to $15 per hour, but allow the tipped minimum wage to remain, albeit substantially increased from $2.77 per hour.
House Bill 1971 and Senate Bill 1213 would raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. S-1213, An Act Requiring One Fair Wage, cosponsored by Sen. Patricia Jehlen, D-Somerville , is for all workers ...
At least 25 states and Washington, D.C., have increased their minimum wage within the last year under legislation already passed, while 20 have raised their tipped wage. Recent months have seen ...
For tipped employees who earn more than $30 in tips, the tip credit is $3.02 per hour, and the minimum cash wage is $8.98 per hour. The Florida minimum wage will automatically increase $1 every ...