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THE KEY TO SAVING THE CONNECTICUT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY POST-COVID 19

The subminimum wage for tipped workers is still just $6.38 an hour in the state of Connecticut. A direct legacy of slavery, the subminimum wage affects a workforce of nearly 70,000 tipped workers that is 70 percent women and 36 percent people of color. Ending this low-wage carve out positively impacts an overall restaurant industry of over 110,000 workers in Connecticut.



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