Does anyone know how having a tipped postition affects the law? I'm curious if these companies gain some sort of protection (from fulltime workers, from minimum wage laws, etc) by having their employees be paid by tip.
The federal tipped minimum wage is $2.13/hour, but the employer must top it off to non-tipped MW if the worker's total earnings w/tips fall short (in reality many don't ask for this for fear of employer retribution). California's tipped minimum wage is the same as its non-tipped though.