{
  "id": 10976574,
  "title": "Your tip isn't a bonus. In 16 states, it covers most of a server's minimum wage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/your-tip-isnt-a-bonus-in-16-states-it-covers-most-of-a-servers",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:31:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/tipped-minimum-wage-customers-pay-servers-emotional-labor-092526"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tips have little to do with how good the service is. Diners give more to waiters they like, and in many states that money counts as part of their wage",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}