Study finds that women working in restaurants are underpaid
A study by the Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC) showed that women who work in restaurants are among the most underpaid employees in the United States and receive the least benefits.
Many of those who work in the restaurant industry are exempt from FLSA laws as tipped employees. They can earn as little as $2.13 an hour by law, and must rely on earning the rest of their wages in tips.
"One major cause of poverty for these working women is that restaurant lobbyists have succeeded in keeping the federal minimum wage for servers and other tipped workers frozen at only $2.13 per hour for the past 20 years," the report by ROC states.
The study found that the restaurant industry is saturated with women who receive low wages and no benefits. At least 70 percent of servers are female and many don't receive sick pay, vacation days or health insurance.
ROC points out that seven states have raised the bar for restaurant workers' minimum wage, offering $5.08 an hour for employee attendance instead of $2.13. They suggest that widespread adoption of increased wage requirements could offer female restaurant workers an equitable portion of payroll.
Many of those who work in the restaurant industry are exempt from FLSA laws as tipped employees. They can earn as little as $2.13 an hour by law, and must rely on earning the rest of their wages in tips.
"One major cause of poverty for these working women is that restaurant lobbyists have succeeded in keeping the federal minimum wage for servers and other tipped workers frozen at only $2.13 per hour for the past 20 years," the report by ROC states.
The study found that the restaurant industry is saturated with women who receive low wages and no benefits. At least 70 percent of servers are female and many don't receive sick pay, vacation days or health insurance.
ROC points out that seven states have raised the bar for restaurant workers' minimum wage, offering $5.08 an hour for employee attendance instead of $2.13. They suggest that widespread adoption of increased wage requirements could offer female restaurant workers an equitable portion of payroll.
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