[metalcrow]

Keep in mind that this article is extremely misleading on federal law. It claims that employees

> earn a subminimum wage with the idea that tips will get them up to the minimum wage, but that doesn't always happen.

and insinuates that often they don't make enough money because of this.

However, federal law (https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips) requires that while there is a subminimum wage, if tips plus that don't equal federal minimum, the company MUST pay the remaining to the employee. So tipping is only helpful if it gets them above the minimum wage.