What’s the problem? 

Every year, Denver's minimum wage increases automatically, but the amount that tips are allowed to count toward it has been frozen at $3.02 for nearly 20 years, leaving restaurants to absorb almost the entire cost of every increase.

As a result, Denver restaurants now face higher labor costs than restaurants in New York City, and hundreds of local restaurants have closed. 

Denver City Council has the authority to unfreeze, or "float," the tip credit, so that it grows alongside the minimum wage. They can act now to save the restaurants, jobs, and the neighborhoods that make Denver worth fighting for.