Tipping Waiters/Waitresses Properly

@Joseph
See the report at businessforafairminimumwage
it is a dotorg, not com
Many studies refute what you claim about job loss.

@DasYochid
Do you think any experienced adult should work for $4 per hour from the employer and have to live on the generousity of customers?

It depends on the value he is providing to his employer. If he is an experienced, capable worker with marketable skills, employers will compete for his services, and he’ll get paid a lot more than that.

You made two points there – one about pay amount per hour, and one about putting the burden on the customer. I don’t necessarily disagree about the latter.

DY: If Rabbi Z, a legitimate posek, paskens that playing football is assur, until such time as another posek formally rules otherwise do you maintain all Jews must stop playing football?

Bad example, but in concept, yes.

It’s a bad example because we know full well that football is muttar (unless you want to kler maybe tackle football is a sakana…) and that recognized poskim have allowed and encouraged participation in sports (at least in chutz la’aretz…).

However, a psak that tipping is mandatory when it is the norm is fully consistent with regular dinei Choshen Mishpat cannot be ignored unless you have a psak otherwise.