Pennsylvania’s tip regulations and minimum wage for tipped workers change on Friday for the first time since 1977.
After 10 years, Floew Wright decided she’s had enough of the service industry. A bartender at Wissahickon Bar & Bistro, the mother of five quit her job Wednesday.
“You almost have to cater to other people’s feelings before yourself, which is OK because that’s just what you sign up for when you’re a bartender and a server,” she said.
What she can no longer take is the treatment of service workers while also making little money and having to rely on tips to make a living wage.
“It wasn’t worth selling my soul,” the Northeast Philadelphia resident said.
Unlike in many industries, how much bartenders, servers, and others in the service industrytake home depends on the generosity of strangers.
New legislation from the Department of Labor and Industry is hoping to address and update regulations to further protect workers like Wright.
Such changes include preventing businesses from deducting credit card fees from employee tips, how hourly wages are determined, and updates in how tips can be pooled and shared.
Going into effect on Friday, Aug. 5, the new regulations update old laws regarding tipped workers, which have not been touched since 1977.
“Our regulations sometimes are a bit unclear or silent on certain areas and I think that these updates provide greater clarity to the business community and to workers who are being impacted by them,” said Pennsylvania...
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