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$2.13 an hour plus $300 in tips for 40 hours: does my employer owe me?

$2.13 an hour plus $300 in tips for 40 hours comes to $385.20, above the $290 that 40 hours at the $7.25 federal minimum pay. Your employer owes you nothing more: you earn $9.63 an hour before taxes.

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The tip credit is the part of the minimum wage your tips cover: at most $5.12 an hour ($7.25 − $2.13), never more than the tips you got, and checked over each workweek. Your employer must tell you about it before taking it (DOL Fact Sheet #15).

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