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Service workers
When — and how much — should I be tipping these days?
Sep 20, 2023
Expectations around tipping have changed in the last several years. Here's what to know.
The tipped minimum wage has origins in slavery
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 19, 2023
And that legacy means a worker can be paid as little as $2.13 an hour at the federal level.
Report shows that for shift workers, schedule uncertainty destroys peace of mind
Feb 3, 2022
It also means they can't always make enough to cover basic costs.
Why this longtime bartender quit the service industry
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 2, 2021
Neil Cairns of Oregon has been on an employment roller coaster the past two years. Now he’s trying something new.
The return of tourists to Maine takes a toll on restaurant workers
Aug 23, 2021
Some restaurants in the state are boosting wages and benefits to bring workers back.
New report says 12 million jobless workers are about to lose unemployment benefits
Nov 18, 2020
In just 38 days, 12 million jobless workers will lose their benefits. Talks on another relief bill have stalled in Congress.
America's lack of sick leave is a problem in COVID-19 outbreak
Feb 26, 2020
About a third of workers in the U.S. don't have sick days, and many that do don't use them.
For public good, not for profit.
Millions more white-collar workers could get overtime
May 16, 2016
The Labor Department wants to close the wage gap for nearly 5 million employees.
What $5 more an hour could buy a low-wage worker
Dec 11, 2012
Fast food employees picketed in New York for a raise to $15 an hour. What difference would that make?