One Fair Wage: The Key To Saving The Maine Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
The subminimum wage for tipped workers is still just $6.38 an hour in the state of Maine. A direct legacy of slavery, the subminimum wage affects a workforce of over 65,000 tipped workers that is 83 percent women and 6 percent people of color. Ending this low-wage carve-out positively impacts a restaurant workforce of over 45,000 Maine workers.