What happens when Chicago ends the tipped minimum wage?
Restaurants can pay servers 60% of minimum wage, assuming they’ll earn the rest in tips. But Chicago is soon expected to end the exception.
Stay in the loop with the Windy City’s biggest news. WBEZ Chicago
By
Erin Allen
Tipped minimum wage is a policy that allows restaurants to pay servers 60% of the set minimum wage, assuming that tips cover the rest. Chicago’s City Council has the votes to end tipped minimum wage when it votes on a new measure next month.
So what will that mean for servers, owners, and restaurant goers? Ashok Selvam, the editor of Eater Chicago, explains what we can expect next for the restaurant industry.
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What happens when Chicago ends the tipped minimum wage?
Restaurants can pay servers 60% of minimum wage, assuming they’ll earn the rest in tips. But Chicago is soon expected to end the exception.
Stay in the loop with the Windy City’s biggest news. WBEZ Chicago
By
Erin Allen
Tipped minimum wage is a policy that allows restaurants to pay servers 60% of the set minimum wage, assuming that tips cover the rest. Chicago’s City Council has the votes to end tipped minimum wage when it votes on a new measure next month.
So what will that mean for servers, owners, and restaurant goers? Ashok Selvam, the editor of Eater Chicago, explains what we can expect next for the restaurant industry.