Why worry about the hourly wages that waiters get paid by their employers – their real money comes in tips, right? That’s the logic that has left the hourly wage for tipped workers at $2.13 per hour even as the national minimum wage has moved above $7.00. My recent research makes it clear, however, that tip income is variable and not really in workers’ control. The workers (mostly women) who do these jobs need real and reliable income, not just a pittance that can barely cover a meal after working an entire shift. In my Study of Restaurant Employment[1], set in full-service restaurants at the...