Adi Talwar
On a recent late May evening, Ernesto Salazar in front of a car wash where he worked for nine years, For nail salon workers and car washers, weather often dictates how much they are able to earn.
While nail-salon workers and car-wash attendants seem to welcome the proposed boost in the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, some restaurant servers worry they will lose money in the deal.
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