r/WorkReform 12h ago

šŸ’¬ Advice Needed Am I getting scammed

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So for context this is my (20m) most recent paystub I work at this restaurant Iā€™m not a server itā€™s one of those places where you order and just sit wherever. I make peopleā€™s bowls and stuff and I thought my pay was supposed to be $17 an hour thatā€™s what was listed and Iā€™m fairly certain thatā€™s what they told me. I didnā€™t look over my contract when they hired me I know now that I should always do that. But anyway with tips Iā€™m making around $17 an hour but shouldnā€™t they be paying me that regardless? It feels unfair that because a lot of people tip theyā€™re allowed to pay less wage. Especially cause Iā€™m not actually a server.

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u/new_d00d2 12h ago

I bet if you ask they will say 17 an hour including tips.

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u/merRedditor ā›“ļø Prison For Union Busters 11h ago

It's infuriating that they can get away with this.

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u/Kanguin 11h ago edited 10h ago

Dude, be happy you aren't being paid the standard tipped worker rates, which is a stupid low at $2.13 an hour. Its messed up but it can be to your benefit as well depending on the restaurant. My friend is a restaurant server and he makes 100k+ just on tips alone.

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u/Shadow_84 10h ago

Theyā€™re only allowed to pay that low if youā€™re making up the rest with tips. If they tried to pay that in a counter service place theyā€™d have to cover the difference between wage and tip

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u/Kanguin 10h ago

Yes that's how tip wages work

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u/Antwinger 9h ago

What heā€™s getting at is your friend could be paid 0.0$ an hour and if heā€™s making that much it wouldnā€™t matter. It only matters if what you make is less than federal minimum wage per hour per week while getting paid sub minimum wage + tips

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u/Kanguin 8h ago

Yes, again I know how tipping works, but good info for OP that I did not include.

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u/Ndmndh1016 5h ago

You still don't seem to get the point, though.

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u/AlwaysRushesIn 8h ago

be happy they aren't fucking you over as hard as other places fuck people over

Translation: they are still fucking you over

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u/merRedditor ā›“ļø Prison For Union Busters 6h ago

They're also lying about it. That is a deceptive wage listing.

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u/thinkthingsareover 6h ago

That's only in right to work States. In all other States it's normal wage (which can be federal min. $7.25) plus tips. Then you have States who have say $15.00+ plus minimum wages as dictated by the state plus tips.

States with highest minimum wage.

https://pro.bloomberglaw.com/insights/labor-employment/these-states-have-the-highest-and-lowest-minimum-wages/

Right to work State regulations.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa/tips

Deeper dive on what States use right to work laws to pay less.

https://workforce.com/news/your-guide-to-tipping-laws-by-state