Rep. Justin Miller (D)

HB 236 (Tipped Employee Wage Amendments)

Libertas Institute opposes this bill.

Under current law, a tipped employee (such as a server at a restaurant) has a lower minimum wage than the standard minimum wage. This bill would eliminate that difference, requiring employers to pay the minimum wage to their tipped employees.

Libertas Institute opposes this bill. We oppose the minimum wage generally, as the free market (which is required by the Utah Constitution) should be left to resolve the mutually agreeable conditions of employment, including wage, for each employee of any type.