Comments by "disgruntledtoons" (@disgruntledtoons) on "Doordash driver loses it after getting $0 tip" video.

The main reason we're in this situation is because the IRS was chronically butt-hurt over the failure of tipped employees to report their tips. They tried to get the employers to do this, but the employers had no incentive, until the IRS hit on the idea of allowing tips to be included as part of the minimum wage calculations. Now the employer has an incentive to track every red cent of tips and report them to the IRS so that the don't have to pay as much out of their own pockets. Up until now, tips (under law) were considered to be a gift from the customer to the employee, and the employer was not allowed to take them. Now, under the new policy, the first $5.12 of tips has essentially been taken by the IRS and given to the employer. This is why there is now a line for tips when you pay with your charge card, and why the percentage has gone up from the traditional ten percent to starting at fifteen percent with options for higher percentages. It enables employers to push their payroll onto the customer.
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