Play/Pause
Mute/Unmute
Embed video
Playback Speed
Video Quality
Embed video
Copy the code below to embed the video.
<div _="@=1249,dis=none"><div _="@=1250,dis=none"></div></div> Copy
Playback Speed
2
1.75
1.50
1.25
Normal
0.50
Video Quality
Play/Pause >>
Mute/Unmute
0:00 / 0:00
Settings Closed Captions Picture in Picture Cast Fullscreen
Play/Pause >>
Mute/Unmute
0:00 / 0:00
Settings Closed Captions Cast Fullscreen
ORO VALLEY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Bobby Scott are proposing an increase to the federal minimum wage and the elimination of the long-standing tip credit, which has permitted businesses to pay tipped employees only $2.13 per hour since 1966.
According to Bud Sayso, the owner of Tuk Tuk Thai, "If I have to pay 17 dollars for my server, the menu is going to go up."
The discussion surrounding wage equality has been reignited as lawmakers advocate for raising the federal minimum wage to $17 over the next five years while phasing out the tip credit. Currently, Arizona is one of 28 states, along with Washington, D.C., that has a minimum wage set above the federal standard. In Arizona, the minimum wage is $13.85 per hour and no less than $10.85 per hour for tipped employees.
Sayso operates three Tuk Tuk Thai locations in Tucson and expresses concern that the elimination of the tip credit could result in long-term costs. He points out, "I can’t just absorb an extra six dollars plus change...
Nepal Police has warned the public against sharing what it called false claims on social media that security agencies took relief materials meant for flash flood victims and did not distribute them...