ROYAL OAK, Mich. – There is a new push to slow Michigan’s minimum wage hike for tipped workers after a bill was introduced on Tuesday.
In February, Michigan’s minimum wage is set to jump from $9.87 an hour to about $12. For tipped workers, pay would go from $3.75 per to about $9.
Senator Wayne Schmidt (R) of Northern Michigan introduced a bill that could change that for tipped workers on Tuesday.
Daylyn Huff works as a server at a Royal Oak restaurant and she says an increased wage has its benefits.
“Especially on slow days, slow seasons, like early summer or early winter seasons,” says Huff.
She also has concerns, like what a pay closer to minimum wage means for tips from customers.
“I’m just worried that they (customers) might not tip, you know, that 10%, that 20% that servers do deserve for providing a service,” says Huff.
John Sellek, a spokesperson for Save Michigan Restaurants, says the organization recently surveyed more than 300 servers and bartenders across the state.
“What they reported in the survey is they already averaged $25 per hour now and percentages of them say they make up to $40 or $50 an hour,” Sellek says.
The study also revealed 79% of those tipped workers say the current tipping system works well for them and shouldn’t be changed. 75% of workers surveyed believe they will earn less money if the tip credit is eliminated and roughly half of the respondents believe tips will be eliminated completely.
Sellek says another major concern is that...
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