Don’t forget to tip your bartender! 🍻 And your waitress. And your dog groomer. And your pet psychic. 🔮 While you’re at it, go ahead and click “58%” before you spin that iPad back around to your barista. 😆🧋
All tip jokes aside, the Paychecks of *true* tipped workers are made up of a lot of…tips. A new amendment could change all that in the name of fairness, but is it fair? 🤔
Here’s Five Fast Facts on Ohio’s proposed minimum wage changes:
- 📋 Sign Here - The group Raise the Wage Ohio is now collecting signatures to add a constitutional amendment on the statewide ballot this coming November. The amendment would raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour. It would also put an end to the current tiered system for tipped workers, who are typically paid a lower hourly rate but also earn tips.
- 💸 Trust the Process - The amendment would boost the minimum wage to $12.75 an hour in January 2025, and bump it again to $15 an hour in January 2026. After that, inflation will determine future raises. Tipped workers would get the full minimum wage starting in January 2029, plus tips. Between 2025 and 2028, employers will either gradually increase the tipped worker minimum wage or show that workers are making at least the non-tipped minimum wage determined in that year.
- 👎 Survey Says - A recent survey revealed that tipped workers might not be a fan of the proposed amendment. According to the results, out of roughly 1,000 polled tipped workers, 93% wanted to keep the current tipped system in place.
- 🚫 Tip of the Iceberg - Additionally, 83% said they make over $20 an hour in the current system, and 85% believe customers won’t tip the same amounts if they also have to pay a service charge on their bill.
- 📣 Coast to Coast - The efforts from Raise the Wage Ohio are part of a bigger, national campaign called One Fair Wage. The campaign is currently active in 15 states, looking to also boost pay in places like Michigan, Massachusetts, and Arizona.
🔥Bottom line: Boosting the minimum wage for Ohio workers is great in theory. However, if it causes tipped workers to earn less, it may not be worth it. In other Ohio news, have you heard about how much is being spent on the Senate race? Spoiler alert: it’s mind boggling. Read about it here!
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