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Women's Rights & Issues

laconicsax

(14,860 posts)

7. This should be criminal.

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 12:07 AM

Feb 2012

I'm just glad to live in a state with a guaranteed minimum wage.

While I'm sure the pay gap exists in earnest, at least it can't be quite as dramatic as $7.25+ vs $2.13/hour.

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Widespread Inequality in the Restaurant Industry Means Hardship for Women Workers [View all] Starry Messenger Feb 2012 OP

I bet most here are good tippers OKNancy Feb 2012 #1

Same here. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #2

What you are thinking of is called "allocation of tips" Travis_0004 Feb 2012 #3

Most waitresses aren't really in a good position to keep logs of their tips, etc. yardwork Feb 2012 #4

Ugh. I wish the sub-miminum wage for tipped workers would go away. Gormy Cuss Feb 2012 #5

And men claim the wage gap "doesn't exist". Liora24 Feb 2012 #6

This should be criminal. laconicsax Feb 2012 #7