waitress wages

[driftbuster]

michigan

my daughter works as a waitress in michigan. she can make up to 15 dollars per hr in the summer but winter is slow and she is working 3 days a week. her employer pays her $3.00 per hr which is generous. but 2 out of 3 days she averages only $1.40 per hr in tips, the other day she averages 3.00 per hr in tips. i understand her employer is required to make up the difference to min. wage. how is this figured? on a daily(per shift) basis or weekly wage using her hrs (about 18 hrs per week)
thanks

 

[pattytx]

In total for the pay period. Let's say she is paid weekly and worked 20 hours and she claimed $20 in tips. Her sub-minimum wage would be $50. Minimum wage in Michigan is $5.15 per hour (unless it has changed recently; I could not find anything on their website that states a higher rate). She must gross at least $103. So $103 less $50 less $20 is $33, so $33 is the amount the employer must make up.