YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Everyone wants to make more money, and in most cases, business owners want to keep their employees happy. But the issue of minimum wage, especially when it comes to tipped workers, is a nuanced issue that is hard to hammer out.
A ballot measure that will impact restaurant workers and owners is being fast-tracked in Columbus.
The Ohio Ballot Board has approved the measure for signature gathering and voters could see the issue on the ballot as soon as November 2024.
The proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution titled “Raise the Wage of Ohio” would do many things. Specifically, it would fast-track increases to the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour (nearly $5 more than the state’s current minimum wage of $10.10 per hour) and it would eliminate the tipped wage over time.
Eliminating the tipped wage is something of a double-edged sword for wait staff and could be crippling for restaurant owners, according to the Ohio Restaurant Association.
The ballot measure would increase the minimum wage faster to $12.75 beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and then to $15 an hour by Jan. 1, 2026. After that, the increase would continue at the higher rate.
Right now, tipped employees can be paid no less than half the minimum wage. If the ballot measure passes, employers would only be allowed to pay $4 less than the minimum wage beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and $3 less the following year and so on until tipped employees receive the full...
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