[lotsofpulp]

> Today, tipped workers in the US are paid, but have a lower minimum wage than normal workers.

No, they have the same minimum wage as all workers. The employer is liable to pay the employee if tips + earnings from tipped min wage are less than earnings from non tipped minimum wage.

[schwartzworld]

That's true on paper, but I worked as a server for like 12 years and never heard of it happening once. In contrast, I've had like 4 bosses who practiced wage theft.

[SantalBlush]

That's not "the same minimum wage as all workers", that's an entirely different payment system--one that the person above was trying to describe.

[Ensorceled]

> No, ... The employer is liable to pay

This is incredibly naive, the employer is unlikely to pay the difference despite being liable.