EezyvilleCalifornia says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices
disguy_ovaheaOnly fees that are entirely optional — like leaving a tip for staff — can be left out of the posted price.
How do you say you’ve never worked as a server without saying you’ve never worked as a server?
Edit: I think there’s a misunderstanding. I’m commenting on describing tips as “entirely optional.” If you can’t afford to tip, don’t eat at a restaurant. Servers are paid below minimum wage because they receive tips.
Second edit: My bad. NY has a tip allowance, and that’s where I waited. I didn’t know it varied so greatly from state to state. California does, in fact, pay their servers $16 per hour minimum.
Servers are paid below minimum wage because they receive tips.
Not true in every state. Washington for one, requires servers be paid the full minimum wage of $16.28/hr before tips.
I honestly thought all states used a tip allowance. Thanks for the info! You prompted me to look up some more about it. Turns out it varies wildly from state to state. Most states pay Federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour if they don’t make tips, or $2.13 per hour if they do.
California, ie the state this fucking article is about, also mandates the full minimum wage for servers.