Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging to end subminimum wages for tipped workers, widening a push to eliminate taxes on tips as she jockeys with Donald Trump ahead of their first debate Tuesday.

In policy proposals posted to her website, Harris called for an increase in the overall minimum wage and for the end of the subminimum wage for tipped workers.

  • magnetosphere
    41•9 months ago

    Cue countless restaurant owners whining and trying to seriously complain that they can’t “compete” without underpaying their employees.

    • @spongebue@lemmy.world
      6•9 months ago

      “I couldn’t possibly compete with other businesses who would also be required to do the same thing in the same way that I would! It just wouldn’t be fair!”

      • @Cryophilia@lemmy.world
        1•9 months ago

        Blatantly ignoring allllll the restaurants in California, where everyone gets minimum wage and tips are on top of that