Your first weeks on the job
- Reading your pay stubGross pay is hours times rate. Check hours, rate, taxes and deductions on every stub, and keep a copy.
- Tips and tipped payYour cash wage plus tips must reach minimum wage each week. Managers can't take your tips. Report $20+ a month by the 10th.
- Choosing your benefitsCompare health plans by 12 months of premiums plus the out-of-pocket max, check your doctors, and contribute enough to get the full match.
- Your rights at workFederal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, or your state's if higher, and time and a half after 40 hours a week.