Waitresses are paid $1.78 to $ 3.00 dollars an hour, empoyers say the tips are their wages, so the puplic must pay their wages

According to Federal wage and hour laws, tips may be included in the calculation of the minimum wage. In other words, if your tips, plus your base rate, equals or is more than the minimum wage, your employer is in compliance.

Michigan law "permits tipped employees such as food servers to be paid $2.65 per hour if they report receiving tips of $2.50 an hour."

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Waitresses are paid $1.78 to $ 3.00 dollars an hour, empoyers say the tips are their wages, so the puplic must pay their wages

An employer may credit a portion of a tipped employee's tips against the federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour. An employer must pay at least $2.13 per hour. However, if an employee's tips combined with the employer's wage of $2.13 per hour do not equal the hourly minimum wage, the employer is required to make up the difference.