"Tipped Employees" Can Be Paid Less Than the Minimum Wage

question 24

Multiple Choice

"Tipped employees" can be paid less than the minimum wage provided:

• A)they agree to a reduced minimum wage salary, however, if they don't agree they must be paid the full minimum wage and any tips are forfeited to the employer or the other employees
• B)they retain on an individual basis all tips that are earned; pooling of tips is not permitted
• C)their total pay in wages and tips equals at least the minimum wage
• D)the employee customarily and regularly receives at least $30 per week in tips

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