MILWAUKEE — Since 2015, Amilinda has brought a taste of Spain and Portugal cuisine to Milwaukee.
Restaurant owner Greg Leon said working in the food industry can be tough.
“Restaurant work is hard,” said Leon. “A lot of people do it because they love it, because it’s their career. Put yourself in the position of that server who’s been running around that restaurant three hours before you got there.”
That’s why he pays his staff $8 an hour, which is over the current minimum wage for tipped workers. The current law in Wisconsin requires tipped workers to be paid between $2.13 and $2.33 an hour. Minimum wage for other workers in the state is $7.25 per hour.
“We try to pay everybody as much as possible without breaking the bank,” said Leon.
He said he agreed with the two Wisconsin lawmakers who want to repeal the state’s tipped minimum wage.
Under the proposal from Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, and Rep. Francesca Hong, D-Madison, workers making the tipped minimum wage would earn the standard minimum wage instead.
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