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Proposition 138: What it is and how it would change wages for tipped workers

The proposition is an amendment to the Arizona state constitution regarding tipped worker wages.

PHOENIX — Proposition 138 is one of numerous propositions Arizona voters will vote for or against on Nov. 5. 

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What is Proposition 138?

Proposition 138 is the "Wages for Tipped Workers Amendment." It is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, according to Ballotpedia.

The amendment, if passed, would allow employers to pay tipped workers 25% less per hour than the minimum wage if the employee received more than minimum wage plus $2 per hour worked in tips. That would be $10.77 per hour. 

Current law states that tipped employees make $11.35 per hour. 

That means that if an employee working an 8-hour shift made less than $106, they would be paid the minimum wage for tipped workers, which is $11.35. If they made more than $106 in tips, then if passed, the amendment would allow employers to pay tipped workers $10.77 per hour worked.

If the amendment is not passed, tipped workers will be paid the amount already in law, or $11.35 per hour.

    

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