Businesses, small businesses restaurants, service businesses can take a credit off of the minimum wage for the tips that certain employees receive and this is prevalent throughout the US.

The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.

And tip credit is a way that we are able to balance the wage in the restaurant so that the folks that are actually working in the back of the house, as compared to the front of the house, have some wage parity.

Choteau is a minimum-wage town. Montana is not all that great for wages,

Choteau is a minimum-wage town. Montana is not all that great for wages.

The real minimum wage is zero.