D.C. groups consider tipped minimum wage
Several groups in Washington, D.C. are convening on Nov. 26 to discuss raising the minimum wage for tipped workers in the city. The Institute for Policy Studies, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United-DC and Busboys & Poets will hold a forum to discuss the issues faced by tipped District workers, The Washington Times reported. However, according to the Washingtonian, it is unlikely that the minimum wage for servers will be increased along with the normal hourly wage.
For over 20 years, the federal minimum wage for tipped workers has remained unchanged. At the current rate, these employees make $2.13 per hour. In D.C., the minimum is $2.77 per hour.
According to the Washingtonian, wage laws in the District require employers to make up for the difference when a worker's tips do not put them over the minimum limit. However, according to Andrew Kline, spokesman for the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, this rarely occurs in practice. Kline says with tips, restaurant employees typically make an average of $16 to $22 an hour, making it unnecessary to raise their wage.
In an interview with the news source, Elissa Silverman, an analyst with the DC Fiscal Policy Institute said officials need to start thinking about restaurant positions as living wage jobs. This is difficult due to a reliance on tips for the majority of income. The institute supports raising the minimum wage for tipped workers as well as regular hourly employees.
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