Blunt raises base wage for tipped workers

The base wage for tipped employees has been raised to $3.25 per hour from the federal rate of $2.13 per hour.

Missouri voters in November approved an increase in the state’s minimum wage to $6.50 per hour from $5.15 per hour. The department’s assessment of the law kept the base wage at $2.13 per hour, but Blunt disagreed, saying the law requires all employers to pay tipped employees half of the minimum wage, according to a news release from his office.