tipped workers

Inflation pushes minimum wages higher in some states

BY: - September 1, 2022

This article was originally published by Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. DENVER — Low-wage workers in more than a dozen states — and many more cities — could get unexpectedly large raises next year, thanks to minimum wage increases that will reflect soaring consumer prices. Denver’s minimum wage, which is indexed to […]

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COVID-19 is hitting tipped workers hard

BY: - August 17, 2020

Even prior to COVID-19, tipped workers suffered from the inadequacies of the United States’ social safety net and minimum wage standards. The pandemic has exposed not only the inherent vulnerability of food service workers to a public health emergency but also how even government efforts to support them can fail those who rely on tips […]