Proponents for setting a higher minimum wage for workers who earn tips, such as bartenders and restaurant servers, have their sights set on Maryland, after a successful push this year to phase out the tipped minimum wage in Washington, D.C., which is now less than a third of the District’s non-tipped minimum wage.

Representatives of One Fair Wage, a national organization advocating for the change, said Monday that they are planning to work with state lawmakers to introduce a measure targeting Maryland’s tip credit — in which employers use tips to help pay a worker’s wage — during next year’s 90-day General Assembly session.

“Tips should not be a part of anybody’s wage,” said Ifeoma Ezimako, an organizer for One Fair Wage. “Tips should be extra.

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