Typhon posted...

3rd_Best_Master posted...

Typhon posted...

employees aren't legally mandated minimum wage

This is false.

Also, lol @ denny's.

It's not false for restaurant employees.

Yes, it is.

https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips

An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 per hour in direct wages if that amount combined with the tips received at least equals the federal minimum wage. If the employee's tips combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 per hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference.

Try going to your boss at most restaurants and asking them to make up the difference during a short week. They'll do it, but you most likely won't have the same number of shifts the next week

Ask any veteran of the service industry how many times they made up the difference on a short week. There's a reason the industry has such a high turnover rate.