Briefing on Tipped Minimum Wage

Submitted by dcjwj on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 11:58pm.
22 Mar 2010 - 10:30am
22 Mar 2010 - 11:30am

Restaurant Industry at a Crossroads:
13 Million Jobs for America

Monday, March 22, 2010
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
House Office Building - Room TBA

Honorary Host: Rep. Donna F. Edwards

Join Restaurant Opportunities Center to discuss the findings of Behind the Kitchen Door - comprehensive restaurant industry studies conducted in Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, New York and Portland, ME and their implications for the nation's fastest growing employer.

Speakers:

*Lanysha Adams, Research Director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United.

*Annette Bernhardt, Co-Author of the National Employment Law Project's "Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers" Report.

*Jane Lin, 17-year restaurant worker-veteran, Washington, DC

*Rachna Choudhry, Manager of Policy and Advocacy Work and Family Programs, National Partnership for Women & Families

*Joel Mehr and Thomas Marr, Owners of Pete's New Haven Style Apizza Washington, DC

Moderated by: Jose Oliva, Policy Coordinator, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United

Please RSVP to Jose Oliva at jose@rocunited.org

Copies of the studies will be available for Members of Congress and their staff, media and other guests.

Also, see report from National Employment Law Project, "Restoring the Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers"
http://nelp.3cdn.net/f6df4ed353601d4c50_x6m6iy650.pdf