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On the recordSeptember 17, 2024
The current sub-minimum wage with tipped employees perpetuates low pay, enables, inexcusable levels of wage theft, and it leads to higher poverty rates.
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Alma Adams
Democratic · North Carolina
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Adams discusses the negative impact of the sub-minimum wage on tipped workers.

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