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Wage and tip rule changes that affect servers and bartenders, newest date first. Each one links to its official source and to the page we updated. Follow with RSS.
Michigan: minimum wage change scheduled for January 1, 2027
DOL: the Michigan minimum wage is scheduled to increase on January 1, 2027 to $15.00 per hour, and the tipped cash wage is scheduled to rise annually until it reaches 50% of the state minimum wage in 2031.
Read the detailsU.S. Department of Labor: Minimum wages for tipped employees
Manitoba: minimum wage rises to $16.40 on October 1, 2026
Manitoba’s general minimum wage goes from $16.00 to $16.40 an hour. Servers get the general minimum wage.
Nova Scotia: minimum wage rises to $17.00 on October 1, 2026
Nova Scotia’s general minimum wage goes from $16.75 to $17.00 an hour. Servers get the general minimum wage.
Ontario: minimum wage rises to $17.95 on October 1, 2026
Ontario’s general minimum wage goes from $17.60 to $17.95 an hour. Servers get the general minimum wage.
Prince Edward Island: minimum wage rises to $17.30 on October 1, 2026
Prince Edward Island’s general minimum wage goes from $17.00 to $17.30 an hour. Servers get the general minimum wage.
Florida: minimum wage change scheduled for September 30, 2026
DOL: the Florida minimum wage is scheduled to reach $15.00 on September 30, 2026. The new tipped cash wage wasn’t published in the sources checked.
Read the detailsU.S. Department of Labor: Minimum wages for tipped employees
IRS publishes the form for the federal tip deduction
The IRS published Schedule 1-A, the form you use to claim the federal deduction for qualified tips: up to $25,000 per return for tax years 2025 through 2028. Social Security and Medicare still apply to your tips.
Read the detailsIRS newsroom: Schedule 1-A published (IR-2026-28, Mar. 2, 2026)
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