Bill says car wash workers must get the minimum wage:

Yes, the minimum wage has risen and will continue to rise in New York. Minimum wage earners saw their hourly wages rise last year on December 31 and will see a further increase on Tuesday.

The amount depends on where you live. In New York, the minimum wage is $ 15 an hour for employees of companies with 10 or fewer people. People working for companies with 11 or more employees saw an hourly rate of $ 15 per hour last December.

Westchester and Long Island employees increased $ 11 to $ 12 on December 31, and their salaries will increase by $ 1 annually until they reach $ 15 an hour.

For the rest of the state, the minimum wage increased to $ 11.10 an hour on December 31. It will rise to $ 11.80 and $ 12.50 in late 2019 and 2020, respectively. After that, the increase is determined by the director of the budget department.

However, if you get tips, e.g. B. If someone is waiting at the tables or working on a car wash, it is legally permissible that the basic salary is below the minimum wage. Allocation of tips per hour from Tuesday varies, depending on where you live, from $ 1.75 north and west of Westchester to $ 3.65 for New York employees.

A bill that passed the two houses in Albany on June 6 would dictate that car wash workers, who generally deal mainly with washing, vacuuming, or cleaning cars, the standard minimum wage with no discount on reception get tips.

The Daily News editors welcomed the approval of the law, but regretted that Governor Andrew Cuomo has not yet received the laws to be signed.

According to the editors, Cuomo supports the bill, but is concerned that it only applies to New York, Westchester County, and Long Island.

The authors of the bill justified the legislation by saying, "It is difficult to understand that there are people who try to survive for less than the state minimum in areas where even low-wage jobs can cause homelessness and hunger."

The end result of the law would eliminate the generosity or disrespect of customers and the honesty or renewed lack of respect of employers in determining their net wages.

Stuart Applebaum, president of Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, said the law would change the lives of thousands of car wash workers in the state.

"Car wash workers in New York have earned miserable wages under the tipping law for too long," he said in a press release.

"Thanks to the work of the two chambers that passed this law, more than 5,000 workers will not be able to get a decent salary for their jobs," said Applebaum.

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