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Old Nov 26, 2011 | 5:28 am
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Originally Posted by LarryJ
Nobody is forced to tip.

If the employees wage plus tips does not equal at least the minimum wage then the employer must make up the difference.
If the person who takes the passenger from Point A to Point B places undue stress on the passenger noting that they rely on tips for their living wage, I consider this coercion on the passenger to tip.

I would go further than your statement and say the employer should be paying the wage and tipping should be left out of the equation as it is not so easy to document who gets tipped and how much.
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