Could a higher minimum wage for tipped workers finally be on the menu in Baltimore?

The Baltimore City Council is weighing raising the tipped minimum wage, but some business owners argue that customers would be burdened with higher prices and service charges.

Man holding a tablet with tipping screen inside a restaurant

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Baltimore Councilman John Bullock said he will keep fighting to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers next year. But the push comes after an election where Marylanders cited concerns around the cost of food and Massachusetts voters rejected a similar plan.

Efforts to increase the base pay for service industry employees have faced headwinds in Maryland and beyond. The failed measure in Massachusetts would have incrementally increased tipped worker pay from $6.75 an hour to $15 an hour by 2029. In Michigan, there’s a new bipartisan effort to stop the state’s plan to gradually increase the base pay for tipped workers until it reaches the state’s standard minimum wage in 2030.

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