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Employment Policies Institute research fellow Michael Saltsman discusses the impact of citywide wage and benefit mandates.
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New England Data Suggests Rhode Island Should Maintain Its Current Tip Credit
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Economic analysis spanning decades of data shows raising tipped minimum wage requirements (slashing tip credits) brings consequences for servers’ and bartenders’ jobs and income, and restaurants’ ability to keep their doors open. Recently, anti-tip credit activists have targeted various states across the country, including several neighboring states in New England. There are currently active tip…
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April 12, 2024•MinimumWage.com
It’s no secret tip credit elimination has already wreaked havoc on the nation’s capital: employment is down in full-service restaurants, tips are disappearing, and restaurants are looking for ways to move out or change their operations. Yet the same activists are looking to bring the same bad policy around the country, now setting sights on…