"Eliminating taxes on tips and ending the $2.13 sub-minimum wage, along with going after big corporations' price gouging on food, gas, and housing, must be part of an overall programme to tackle the high cost of living for working families," said the Culinary Union secretary-treasurer, Ted Pappageorge, in a statement on the reintroduction of the Tips Act.
"It's outrageous that many companies across the country still pay tipped workers as little as $2.13 an hour. The legislation that Congressman Horsford is championing will uplift millions of workers, including many in Nevada, by eliminating federal income taxes on tips and ending the sub-minimum wage."