tip credit

In February, U.S. House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer opened an investigation into the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s enforcement (or lack thereof) of non-profit tax laws against progressive activist groups, including anti-tip credit group One Fair Wage (OFW). Once the investigation went public, National Review reports One…

Chicago’s tipped minimum wage has been on the rise for years, leaving declining restaurant employment growth in its aftermath. Yet in the last city council meeting, Chicago aldermen proposed legislation to scrap the Windy City’s tip credit completely. A similar move is already playing out poorly in the District…

While anti-tip credit activists with One Fair Wage touted past wins ahead of a push to eliminate Chicago’s tip credit, other formerly affiliated groups are throwing a flag on the play. One Fair Wage president Saru Jayaraman spoke at the progressive Netroots Nation conference where Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson brandished…