Restaurants group opposes raising minimum wage for tipped workers
022422 TIPPED WAGE
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If a new bill becomes law, Illinois workers who supplement their wages with tips will receive the state’s minimum wage in addition to their tips. The current minimum wage is $12 an hour, but servers and bartenders who relieve tips make $7.20 an hour. Sam Toia(TOY-ya), president of the Illinois Restaurant Association, says there are already safeguards in place for service workers.
Sam :09 Q…penalties
If the bill becomes law, the additional costs will no doubt be passed onto customers, Toai said, and a recent survey shows restaurants are still facing difficult times.
Sam :10 Q…in 2019
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 90-thousand workers have left the hospitality industry in Illinois since 2020.
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A bill in the Illinois House which would increase the minimum wage for tipped workers is being opposed by the Illinois Restaurant Association. The legislation would allow servers and bartenders to receive the state’s minimum wage in addition to their tips. IRA President Sam Toia(TOY-ya) successfully lobbied to allow businesses to continue to pay less than the minimum wage to tipped employees.
Sam :12 Q…tip credit
In 2019, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation into law which increases the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and $9 for tipped workers by 2025. In Chicago, the minimum wage is already $15 an hour for employers that have 21 or more employees....
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