Tipped Employees in New York Found to be Most Likely Employees to be Paid Less than Minimum Wage
Recently,
studies have shown that tipped employees in
the state of New York are among the worst
paid employees in the state. It has become
common for them to receive wages that are
below the state and federal minimum wage
requirements.
Servers and
car wash employees are the types of
tipped employees that have been most
victimized by receiving compensation below
the minimum wage.
It is
legal for tipped employees like servers to
be paid an hourly wage that is below the
normal minimum wage. In New York, the
minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.
However, that minimum wage is only legal
with the caveat that the employee is going
to receive tips while they are working that
will bring their average hourly income over
the minimum wage. If the business is not
busy, then the employer has the legal
obligation to pay the employee additional
wages to meet the normal minimum wage. New
York City employment law attorneys help
victims of unpaid wages take legal action
and recover the compensation they deserve.
Employee
rights attorneys and advocates agree that
the crux of the issue is that there is a
gross lax of enforcement in this area.
Employers continuously take advantage of the
situation because they have been allowed to
get away with it. New York City employees
need to take a stand against these
businesses that engage in unethical conduct.
The best course of action for a tipped
employee in New York that has not been
receiving their full and fair wages is to
contact an
employment law attorney and discuss
their rights to take legal action against
their employer.
Businesses
that use tipped employees are already given
the financial benefit of being able to pay
their employees below the normal minimum
wage when employees are actually receiving
tips. They should not be able to take
advantage of their employees even further by
getting away with at least paying them the
minimum wage when they do not earn more than
New York’s minimum wage.
If you are
a tipped employee and your employer does not
compensate you when you do not earn tips,
then call the employee rights attorneys at
Hepworth, Gershbaum & Roth, PLLC.
Schedule a free initial consultation by
calling 212-545-1199 or
contact online.
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