September 30, 2022•MinimumWage.com

It’s that time of year again – states and cities across the country are announcing higher-than-ever minimum and tipped wages before they go into effect in 2023. Many states are still on legislated schedules to reach a $15 minimum wage (or higher). One trend more troubling is the rapid rate of wage increases triggered by…

September 23, 2022•MinimumWage.com

A recent commentary on Portland, ME’s tip credit elimination ballot measure argues tipped restaurant employees don’t need to worry about losing their tips when the tipped minimum wage is forced up to $18 per hour. Yet the very restaurant employees organizing against Portland’s Question D say they earn far more than the minimum wage on…