Cuomo says New York's 'miscellaneous' tipped workers getting a raise

[George II]

Source: NY Daily News

ALBANY — New York has reached a tipping point when it comes to minimum wage.

Gov. Cuomo announced Tuesday that the state will no longer allow certain tipped workers to be paid less than minimum wage in an effort to combat wage theft and harassment in industries where employees are predominantly women and minorities.

The order from the Department of Labor will eliminate the so-called sub-minimum wage for “miscellaneous” industries statewide over the next year and will impact more than 70,000 New Yorkers.

Car wash workers, nail salon employees, hairdressers, aestheticians, valet parking attendants, door-persons, tow truck drivers, dog groomers and tour guides will all be covered by the new rule.

“In New York, we believe in a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work," Cuomo said. “But after an exhaustive investigation conducted by the Department of Labor, it’s clear the tip system in many situations is needlessly complicated, allowing unscrupulous businesses to flout our nation-leading minimum wage laws and robbing workers of the paycheck they earned. That ends now.” ?

Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-tipped-workers-20191231-b3lmuty345hfnhgrmmhbh25qri-story.html

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Great move by Governor Cuomo.

MUCH more at the link.

[getagrip_already]

1. kewl.....

MA has a two tier model, though they just raised the tipped min wage to $4.75. I think the plan is to bring it up to the fed min wage by 2023. At that point, the MA min wage will be $15.

[Polybius]

2. How about for servers?

The article didn't mention them.

[George II]

3. They were already covered by existing rules.

[MichMan]

4. Won't people stop tipping then ?

Most people understand that tips are a part of compensation. People don't ordinarily tip self service gas station attendants, fast food cashiers and convenience store clerks.

If typically tipped employees receive the same wages as non tipped employees, I would think that people will stop providing tips.

[CreekDog]

5. We don't allow lower wages for tipped workers in California (and elsewhere) and tipping continues

and people still tip.

nice try MichMan. can't say i'm surprised.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1066&pid=2039

[NYC Liberal]

6. So? That's a good thing.