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I'm not sure about Ohio but I thought the rule was that you were obligated to pay out the difference if tips don't make them go to minimum wage.

So was this policy from the new owners just a way to slightly reduce costs. From any tips the employees got? Do fast food workers get tips? It seems.... so cheap.

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> the rule was that you were obligated to pay out the difference if tips don't make them go to minimum wage

That is the rule but, practically speaking, the fastest way to get permanently fired and more-or-less blackballed from ever working in foodservice again is to complain to management (and, worse, the government) about getting shorted on wages due to low tips. So few people do it if they need the job.

If you were making $8 plus tips before, and now you’re making $4 plus tips or $8 (whichever is higher), then you’re still being paid $4 less per hour in any hour when you make at least $4 in tips. Because your first $4 of tips is going to bring your wage up to $8 instead of being on top of the $8.

So it’s legal (if the employer actually holds to it) but it still screws over the employees and they still have every right to be pissed.

Ohioan here, this is correct, however i can't find an official gov source that explains the tip credit mentioned in the new 2019 wage poster [1] [1](https://www.com.ohio.gov/documents/dico_2019Minimumwageposte...)

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