One Fair Wage battles for COVID relief for service workers

Tipped workers, such as restaurant servers, are commonly paid a $2.13 federally mandated minimum wage and are expected to make more on tips — but because their paychecks show such a low wage, they are commonly denied unemployment compensation, according to Nikki Cole from One Fair Wage. Only 7 states have a “one fair minimum wage” for tipped service workers, and One Fair Wage is working to change that or get them compensation during the COVID-19 crisis.