Overview and History of the Tip Wage

Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees. U.S. Department of Labor

Department of Labor map and tables for tips wages in all states from 2003 to the present.

Tipped workers hope for hike in sub-minimum wage. UPI.com

With women constituting three-quarters of their number, tipped workers are expecting 2012 to be the year when the meager tip wage in many states finally goes up. February 2012

Waiting for Change: The $2.13 Federal Subminimum Wage. Sylvia A. Allegretto and Kai Filion

A report from the Economic Policy Institute and Center for Wage and Employment Dynamics. Among the conclusions: tipped workers are two to three times more likely to be in poverty than wage workers in general. Pegging the tip wage to 70% of the federal minimum wage is recommended.  February 2011 

Restoring the Minimum Wage for America's Tipped Workers. National Employment Law Project

A detailed proposal for raising the federal minimum wage for tipped employees and linking it to the general minimum wage. August 2009

Stuck on the 'Low Road': Restaurant Workers Speak Out. In These Times

Coverage of a Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC United) report on wage violations for restaurant workers in four cities. February 2009

The great tip credit debate. Your Voices

A Minnesota chef responds to a proposal that the state no longer pay the full minimum wage on top of tips. July 2010