If I work in a restaurant as a tipped employee and make $4.65 per hour, are there any tasks my employer is not allowed to ask of me?

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If I work in a restaurant as a tipped employee and make $4.65 per hour, are there any tasks my employer is not allowed to ask of me?

Asked on August 20, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Florida

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

No--your employer may make you do any tasks, including those that do not lead to or provide the opportunity for tipping, such as taking out garbage, paperwork, shopping, cleaning the kitchen or dining room, etc. As long as between your hourly rate and the tips you receive, each workweek, your average wages equal or exceed what you'd make for that week at minimum wage ($7.25 per hour), it is legal.


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