Daily News | Pennsylvania’s minimum wage and tip regulations change on Friday. What will it look like?
After 10 years, Floew Wright decided she’s had enough of the service industry. A bartender at Wissahickon Bar and Bistro, the mother of five quit her job Wednesday.
Such changes include preventing businesses from deducting credit card fees from employee tips, how hourly wages are determined, and updates in how tips can be pooled and shared., the new regulations update old laws regarding tipped workers, which have not been touched since 1977. Employers must disclose that any automatic gratuities are not tips for employees and must provide a space on receipts to directly tip employees. Berrier noted that when she worked in catering, parties often believed that gratuity was going directly to servers and others working events. “A lot of the times that’s pocketed by the caterer,” she said. “This regulation requires that the businesses be transparent with customers.
for businesses and employees. If employees feel they are being underpaid or their employer is breaking any of these rules, there is a reporting process with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. The business would then be investigated by the department.“It’s all about providing protections to workers’ pay, ensuring that they get to keep the money that they make, and making sure that these dealings are all transparent,” Berrier said.
He said having a higher wage has also had other advantages. Although their first restaurant, Unity Taqueria, opened in the middle of the pandemic in 2020, they have not had as many staffing issues plaguing so many others.
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