A group of 14 restaurant owners representing two dozen Hell’s Kitchen establishments has sent the City Council a letter, warning that a bill to raise the minimum wage to $30 is not economically viable for independent eateries and will lead to widespread closures if passed.
Most commentary on Intro 757 has focused on the wage rise itself, but the bill also includes the immediate elimination of “tip credit”, a longstanding arrangement that allows businesses with tipped staff to pay less than the city’s minimum wage, if they can prove that their employees earn at least that…..