WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is pushing Congress to support legislation his legislation to raise the federal tipped minimum wage for the first time in two decades from the current $2.13 per hour.
Brown's push coincides with today’s “Tipped Minimum Wage Day of Action” to call attention to the issue.
On Wednesday Brown's office held a conference call with reporters and issued a news release to promote his position. The tipped minimum wage represented 50% of the regular minimum wage, and 60% at its peak in the 1980s, but today represents just 29% of the regular minimum age.
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