[Brian Griffin]

https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/articles/minimum-wage-tipped-employees-by-state/

Florida still has a differential for restaurant wait staff:

“Florida $13.00 (eff. 9/30/24) $3.02 $9.98 (eff. 9/30/24)”

The differential is most states is either still substantial or almost completely retained.

[Svartalfiar]

The differential is most states is either still substantial or almost completely retained.

The differential is an employer bonus. They still pay their employees the full minimum wage, but they can count tips against their pay, down to that tipped 'minimum wage'. If there are no tips, that employee still gets paid $7.25/hr, not $2.13/hr.