Featured Research (See All)
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Measuring the Fallout of Initiative 82: The Consequences of Tip Credit Elimination in the District of Columbia
Initiative 82 was a ballot measure backed by One Fair Wage and opposed by local tipped restaurant workers. The measure passed at the ballot in 2022, and began scheduled wage hikes on May 1, 2023, followed by additional increases July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024. While these increases are scheduled to continue until the District’s tip credit no longer… -
Union-Backed Researchers Miss The Mark On California’s $20 Fast Food Wage:
Recent reports released by the University of California-Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Education (IRLE) and The Shift Project, a Berkeley IRLE-funded outfit run by Harvard Kennedy School’s Daniel Schneider and UC-San Francisco’s Kristen Harknett, claim California’s new $20 minimum wage for fast food restaurants has not hurt restaurant operators, employees, or consumers. Not only do these claims run… -
Do Higher Tipped Minimum Wages Reduce Race, Ethnic, or Gender Earnings Gaps for Restaurant Workers?:
In recent years, labor activists have invested considerable financial resources in campaigns to eliminate what’s known as the tip credit. The tip credit represents the difference between a set base hourly wage for restaurant employees who regularly earn substantial tips, and the regular minimum wage rate. This difference counts regular tip income toward the minimum wage requirement. Legally, the Fair…
Published Op-Eds (See All)
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Neumark: Raising tipped minimum wages won’t close minority and gender pay gaps
September 24, 2024 • The Detroit News
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Save Michigan restaurants from failed tip credit elimination experiment
August 9, 2024 • The Detroit News
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California’s not so golden for fast food businesses
July 25, 2024 • Orange County Register
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Listen to Ohio’s servers – they’re the ones whose jobs are on the line
June 27, 2024 • Center Square Ohio
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Eliminating New York’s tip credit is a terrible idea
March 25, 2024 • The Buffalo News
Press Releases (See All)
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Initiative 82 Backfired On Workers, New Study Shows
January 7, 2025
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New Policy Brief Proves California’s $20 Fast Food Wage is Costing Jobs, Raising Prices
November 4, 2024
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New Study Shows Tipped Wage Hikes Don’t Help Minorities, Women
September 9, 2024
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New Survey: 89% Of CA Fast Food Restaurants Have Slashed Employee Hours
July 23, 2024
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Will your favorite Chicago bar survive July’s wage hikes?
June 28, 2024