State legislators will hammer out the state budget in early June. Pennsylvania workers are under attack. Some legislators want to force workers to take low-wage jobs even when schools and childcare are unavailable. Some legislators blame the pace of economic … Continued
From Restaurant Opportunities Center United (https://rocunited.org/): This is incredibly important. Will you sign our petition in support of the Raise the Wage Act? Go to https://secure.everyaction.com/0rfSviir_kKGzBlXmUpaQA2 to sign now! The Raise the Wage Act would dramatically improve the lives of working … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/blog/seven-facts-about-tipped-workers-and-the-tipped-minimum-wage/ Posted May 31, 2018 at 4:40 pm by Elise Gould and David Cooper As debate continues on a referendum to raise the tipped minimum wage in Washington, D.C., to the minimum wage for nearly all other workers, we wanted to take … Continued
From the National Employment Law Project (http://www.nelp.org/): If the tip rule change proposed by the Trump Department of Labor goes into effect, bartenders and servers could face a substantial pay cut, according to a new report from NELP and Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC). … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2017/12/19/stealing-tips/#.WjlsnFWnEdU By David Elliot December 19, 2017 Advocates for restaurant employees and other tipped workers are speaking out against a proposed rule that would make tips the property of employers, a proposal which opponents fear would lead to significantly … Continued