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July 18, 2023 | 9:37 AM

Got tipping rage? This barista reveals what it’s like to be behind the tip screen

By Stacey Vanek Smith/ NPR

January 28, 2023 | 11:45 AM

Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes

Some say it has become more frustrating as the price of items has skyrocketed due to inflation

By Haleluya Hadero/The Associated Press

March 27, 2022 | 8:36 AM

A ‘meaningless’ change: Restaurant workers say Pennsylvania’s new threshold for tipped wages won’t make much difference

Even with the higher threshold, a person who makes $2.83 an hour and works 20 days out of a month may still make only about $25 a day in tips and wages before taxes.

By Emily Rizzo/WHYY

March 24, 2022 | 5:20 AM

Pennsylvania to raise tip threshold for tipped minimum wage

Under the newly approved rule, that monthly tip threshold will rise to $135 a month to adjust for inflation going back to 1977.

By The Associated Press

December 6, 2020 | 8:25 AM

Tipped service workers are more vulnerable amid pandemic harassment spike

Service workers feeling the brunt of pandemic abuse

By Debbie Elliott and Emma Bowman/NPR

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