Should service industry employees earning tips receive the US federal minimum wage?

by Helena Stone

Lets be fair about this. Yes, minimum wage should be in place for the service industry employee. Off and on in my career as a waitress for over 29 years I have suffered the in ...read more

by Ted Sherman

Of course, they should. Except for a few exceptions, such as waitresses in the big-spenders' poker room in Las Vegas resorts or caddies who carry bags for millionaire golfers or...read more

by Mona Williams

I am and have been a waitress for a very long time. At this point I make $2.75 hr. I started out at $2.03 hr. In all of these years I have really worked my way up. What is fair ...read more

by Stephen D. Wilson

Should service industry employees earning tips receive the US minimum wage? Are you serious? I would like anyone, anyone, that is working for tips say that they aren't strugglin...read more

by Sapphire Magpie Ravenclaw

Of course they should. Well, they should recieve at least the minimum wage and something ought to be done about the amount of tax taken from them. I don't think they should have...read more

by Christopher Kendalls

These days the lowest level of employment for anyone trying to start out in business is the service industry. People move from small Midwestern towns to the big cities in the N...read more

by Dorothy Jo Bourbeau

First of all, anything that is considered federal should apply to all citizens regardless of race, creed, religion, or occupation. The federal minimum wage is no different. ...read more

by Marc Phillippe Babineau

If you are employed full-time, then yes, you should get the US Federal minimum wage, tips or not. At a very large number of places that allow tipping, the tips are gathered at ...read more

by wihoiske

I am now 61 years old, and for many, many years I worked as a cocktail waitress and bartender. Because I had a very good and understanding boss I made a little more than minimum...read more

by Joseph Curfew

Yes, I certainly believe they should , at least earn minimum wage. There are days/nights where the servers earn only a bare minimum. Not much earned when it is a slow day. And i...read more

by Kevin Zarbock

Absolutely and definitely yes. The structure of assuming that the difference will be made up in tips is literally ridiculous and only serves to serve the interest of big busines...read more

by Bill Whitney

That subject has always been a sore subject with me. Restaurant and bar owners make all kinds of money and everybody that works at the restaurant except the waiters and waitres...read more

by Zach Bigalke

Gratuity is a great thing... a way to reward exceptional service. As any restaurant server can attest, there are evenings when the tips are coming in at a prodigious and healthy...read more

by Monique Finley

Service Industry Employees Recieving Tips Should Also Recieve Minimum Wage Many Americans work for less than minimum wage. How is this possible? Simple, if you work for tips,...read more