Day 8: The Racist History of Tipping
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Initially viewed as un-American, tipping became a popular way shortly after emancipation to avoid paying Black people freed from slavery a wage for their labor. When the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938, it specifically excluded tipped workers from receiving a minimum wage.
Today, women and people of color are most likely to be tipped workers who make a subminimum wage of just $2.13 an hour. Though employers are supposed to make up the difference if tips do not reach the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, a One Fair Wage Report found that 35% of tipped employees experienced wage theft.
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By: Lara Estaris
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