Originally Posted by
joshua362
Isn't food service the only profession exempt from minimum wage laws or is it anyone that receives tips? I honestly do not know. Even full on commissionable employees have to be paid minimum wage if they sell absolutely nothing...
If food service employees receive $0 in tips, their employer must make up the difference so that they make minimum wage. I'm not sure over what time frame this applies (daily, weekly, per paycheck?) but I do know that the general rule is that even those exempted from the minimum wage pay rate must actually make minimum wage either through tips or through their employer.