subminimum wage

noun

1. subminimum ( def 1 ).

Example Sentences

Currently, only seven states have eliminated the subminimum wage for tipped employees: Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

From Salon

The association has spent decades fighting increases to the minimum wage at the federal and state levels, as well as the subminimum wage paid to tipped workers like waiters.

From New York Times

Seeing his boss’ house at his first job and how little he himself was being paid — making “subminimum wage” — “catalyzed something in me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

In the District of Columbia, a measure on the November ballot would ban the subminimum wage by 2027.

From New York Times

In all but eight states, employers can legally choose to pay workers who receive tips a “subminimum” wage — in some places as low as $2.13 an hour — as long as tips bring their earnings to the equivalent of the minimum wage in a pay period.

From New York Times