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First of all the new minimum wage does include tipping workers. As always the employer must guarantee an employee's wages will equal (with tips or without) the new minimum wage. There are many loopholes regarding other workers (such as broadcasters in towns under 100,000) and enforcement is lax and sometimes nonexistent, often viewed as something akin to jaywalking. Also the burden of proof is on the employee, so one must have a perfect and accurate time card, either a copy of the one turned into the employer or another one kept on the side. Most employees can barely fill out their time cards on time and won't make dupicates for fear of getting caught with the extra paperwork or being at the copy machine just as cards are being requested. Also some employers ask their employees to turn in time cards that don't reflect extra overtime. The law still applies to all hours worked, but the burden of proof is on the employee. There is little tolerance to those unwilling to keep accurate documentation of actual hours worked, even if that documentation is different from the one turned in to the employer. Many employers say if you sign their time card, then that is the end of the story. Not true, but it does make having a second time card more important than ever. In most cases, if an employee has a good case, the employer will often eventually agree to a settlement that meets you halfway. Most employees can't afford to wait any longer, so they accept. Then your employer often will find a way to fire you or make you quit, even though that is also illegal but hard to prove.

Still, raising the minimum wage does generally bring about a higher standard of living for all. Countries with no minimum wage or that have eliminated it, have often paid a price with a reduced robust in their economies.

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