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Despite Advancing Bill, Chicago Employees Speak Out Against Tip Credit Elimination
September 22, 2023•MinimumWage.com
This week, the Chicago City Council’s Workforce Development Committee voted to advance a proposal that would eliminate the tip credit city wide. This policy has played out disastrously across the country, costing employees their jobs and tips, and even forcing restaurants to shut down. Michael Saltsman, executive director of the Employment Policies Institute, testified on…
Wisconsin Lawmakers Should Be Wary of Tip Credit Elimination Consequences
September 15, 2023•MinimumWage.com
Last week, Wisconsin Sen. Chris Larson and Rep. Francesca Hong announced they would reintroduce a 2021 proposal to eliminate Wisconsin’s tip credit. This proposal would raise the tipped minimum wage more than 200 percent. But based on both Larson and Hong’s support for as high as a $15 minimum wage, this could have disastrous consequences…