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Saru Jayaraman is the founder and CEO of One Fair Wage, a national coalition dedicated to eliminating the subminimum wage for all tipped workers. What many people don’t know is that the federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13/hour. Before coronavirus, tipped workers were already struggling. But the pandemic has created a particular crisis for tipped workers. One Fair Wage has stepped up. In the richest country in the world, there’s no excuse for singling out some workers for a subminimum wage.
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Saru Jayaraman is the founder and CEO of One Fair Wage, a national coalition dedicated to eliminating the subminimum wage for all tipped workers. What many people don’t know is that the federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13/hour. Before coronavirus, tipped workers were already struggling. But the pandemic has created a particular crisis for tipped workers. One Fair Wage has stepped up. In the richest country in the world, there’s no excuse for singling out some workers for a subminimum wage.