Yep, my son works at a restaurant and he gets paid 7.50 an hour but he can only work up to 30 hours a week because he is still in high school. He can get tips if the servers want to split them but we have told him that the servers may need them more than he does.
See Jackie, even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally!
In the above example, this minor child is still a "dependent" on his father's tax return. He is being paid $0 .25 above Federally established minimum wage. Any state, can provide a higher minimum wage but cannot pay any given employee less-than $7.25 per hour. Please note: when I first punched a clock, the Federal minimum wage was $1.80 per hour! So do the math, $1.80 in 1972 to $7.25 in 2019, what 8s the increase and how does that flow, against cost of living index? Note to, tipped employees, wage per hour is substantially less, than $7.25 per hour, $2. and change.
The basic supply/demand rule, holds true here. If unemployment continues it downward trend and it will, thanks to Trump. Wage and hour employers will began competing for employees. Employers will be forced to offer employees, more money per hour, incentive packages, vacation time, flexible work hours etc... to lure desirable people! It's a win, win situation! Additionally, when unemployment reaches about 3 to 4%, its bottomed out. In other words that pecentage of the available workforce, will never get a job!
Artificially setting the minimum wage, say to $15.00 per hour, has disastrous effects for both the employee and employer. Generally speaking, people will not pay $10.00 for a BigMack, demand drops and said business closes. The supply/demand rule is the heart of free-enterprise, it cannot be ignored. Remember this old adage: Appeal to the masses and eat with the classes!
Ps. If she were smart, she would tell her son to clean the server's tables first, who tip him! Suppy/demand...