US labor law has allowed this practice to continue. Although the federal min wage is $7.25, the "subminimum wage" for tipped workers is only $2.13. In many states and most of the South, employers rely on customers to make up the other $5.12 the worker is owed. 🧵3/6
After emancipation, formerly enslaved Black workers were often relegated to service jobs. Instead of paying Black workers any wage at all, employers suggested that guests offer Black workers a small tip for their services. Thus, the racist practice of tipping was born. 🧵2/6
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Summary: This spotlight details the racist history of tipping, federal and state policy governing tipped work, and the experience of tipped workers in the economy—both nationwide and in the South. Acr...
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