Great Plains
Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota
OKLAHOMA
Wait Population 27,710
Wage:
State minimum wage $7.25
State waiter/waitress sub minimum wage $3.63
$2.00 *10 employees or less/ Employer revenue less than $100,000 and must not use credit cards (interstate commerce)
Median Wage: $7.26 hr/15,100 annually
Serving Alcohol:
Must be 18 to serve. Server must work outside of separate bar area
Server training required, every 2 years, Cost $30
Re-Corking: Oklahoma Law allows re-corked wine to be taken out after dining
Serving hours: M-S: 10AM-2AM; set by county Sundays: Check local ordinances
Tobacco Control:
As of March 1, 2006, restaurants were required to be totally non-smoking or provide nonsmoking areas and designated smoking rooms. Food and beverage may be served in such designated smoking rooms which shall be in a location which is fully enclosed, directly exhausted to the outside, under negative air pressure so smoke cannot escape when a door is opened, and no air is recirculated to nonsmoking areas of the building. No exhaust from such room shall be located within 25 feet of any entrance, exit, or air intake. Such room shall be subject to vertification for compliance by the State Department of Health. For a complete listing of municipalities in the state with 100% smoke free laws in restaurants, visit www.no-smoke.org
Links:
ABLE Commission (Alcohol Control)
405-521-3484
State division of Wage & Hour
Lester Claravall
Don Schooler
405-528-1500, Ext 212
405-528-1500 Ext 320
www.ilsa.net/contacts/contact009.htm
Oklahoma Dept of Labor
Lyoyd Fields
Commissioner
405-528-1500
www.state.ok.us/~okdol
Federal Dept of Wage & Hour
www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/whd/america2.htm
MISSOURI
Wait Population 53,420
Wage:
State Minimum Wage $7.25
State Server Sub minimum cash wage $3.63
Median wage: $7.53 hr/15,700 annually
Serving Alcohol:
18 to serve with permission in some establishments
Re-Corking: State laws/rules do not allow patrons to take home wine purchased with a meal.
Serving Hours: M-S: 6AM-1:30 AM Sun: 9AM-Midnight
Designated Convention Site M-S till 3:A.M
Tobacco Control:
Restaurant owners shall provide an area of sufficient size to accommodate usual and customary demand for non-smoking areas by customers. This not be cause to exceed the 30% space limitation for a smoking area. Bars and Taverns, and restaurants have exemptions only when fewer than 50 seats and with easily seen signs stating “Non Smoking areas are unavailable.” 2002 For a complete listing of municipalities in the state with 100% smoke free laws in restaurants, visit www.no-smoke.org
Links:
Liquor Control Division
573-751-2333
Division of Labor Standards
Jim Boeckman
573-751-3403
www.ilsa.net/contacts/contact007.htm
Missouri Dept of Labor
William Ringer
Chairman
573-751-2461
www.dolir.mo.gov/lirc
www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/whd/america2.htm
KANSAS
Wait population 23,900
Wage:
State minimum wage: $7.25
State waiter/waitress Sub minimum wage $2.13
Median wage: $7.37/15,700 annually
Serving Alcohol:
18 to serve Cereal Malt Beverage or if no less than 50% of gross receipts are derived from the sale of food.
Otherwise 21 to mix,dispense or serve
Re-Corking: State laws/rules do not allow patrons to take home wine purchased with a meal
Serving Hours: M-S: 9am-2am
Sun: 9am -2am
Election Day. No State level law-local ordinances may restrict
Tobacco Control:
Smoking is restricted to designated areas in restaurants. For a complete listing of all municipalities in the state with 100% smoke free laws in restaurants, go to www.no-smoke.org. Municipalities in the state with laws that prohibit smoking in out door dining areas include: Hesston, Manhattan, and Mission.
Links:
Kansas Dept of Revenue
785-296-7015
Employment Standards
Tim Triggs
785-296-4062
www.ilsa.net/contacts/contact006.htm
Kansas Dept of Labor
785-296-7474
www.dol.ks.gov
www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/whd/americ
IOWA
Wait population 24,120
Wage:
State Minimum Wage: $7.25
State Server Sub Minimum wage $4.35
Median wage $7.63 hr/15,900 annually
Serving Alcohol:
18 to serve
Re-Corking: It is allowed if the restaurant or bar has the appropiate licensing in place.
Serving Hours: M-S: 6am-2am Sun: 8am-2am
Tobacco Control:
State law prohibits smoking in all restaurants and in outdoor dining areas as well.
Links:
Alcoholic Beverages Division
866-469-2223
Division of Labor Services
515-281-6374
www.ilsa.net/contacts/contact005.htm
Iowa Dept of Labor
515-281-5365
www.iowaworkforce.org
NEBRASKA
Wait population 16,070
Wage:
State minimum wage: $7.25
State Sub minimum wage for waiters/waitresses $2.13
Median wage: $14,800 annually
Serving Alcohol:
19 to Serve
Re-Corking: State laws/rules do not allow patrons to take home wine purchased with a meal
Serving Hours: M-S 6am-1am Sun: Check local ordinances
Tobacco Control:
Smoking is restricted to designated areas in restaurants. Bars and restaurants having a serving area of less than 1,200 square feet may be designated as a smoking area in ther enterity. (1979) For a complete listing of municipalities in the state with 100% smoke free laws for restaurants, go to www.no-smoke.org.
Links:
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission
402-471-2571
Nebraska Workforce Development
402-595-2960
Nebraska Dept of Labor
402-471-3405
www.nebraskaworkforcecom
NORTH DAKOTA
Wait Population 6950
Wage:
State Minimum Wage $7.25
State Sub minimum wage for waiters/waitresses $4.86
Median Wage: $7.29/15,200 annually
Serving Alcohol:
19 to serve, if; in dining area separate from bar, and gross food sales are at least equal to gross alcohol sales, and done under the supervision of someone 21 or older.
Re-Corking: State laws do not allow patrons to take home wine purchased with a meal.
Serving Hours: M-S: 8AM-1AM
Tobacco Control:
Smoking is allowed in bars and in separately enclosed bar areas of restaurants and hotels. (2005) For a complete listing of municipalites in the state with 100% smoke free laws for restaurants, visit, www.no-smoke.org
Links:
Office of the State Tax Commissioner (Alcohol Control)
701-328-4576
North Dakota Wage & Hour Division
701-328-2660
North Dakota Dept of Labor
701-328-3708
www.state.nd.us/labor
SOUTH DAKOTA
Wait Pop 7760
Wage:
State minimum wage $7.25
State Waitress/Waiter Sub minimum wage: $2.13
Serving Alcohol:
If 50% of retail-on sal business is transacted from the sale of food. Persons 18 and older may wait tables, no bartending. Retail on-sale wine licensees server age is 21, no exception.
Re-Corking: State laws do not allow patrons to take home wine purchased with a meal
Serving Hours: M-S: 7am-2am Sun: If granted Sunday sales by local option-11:am-Midnight.
Christmas: Restaurants with on-sale wine licenses may sell wine: local ordinances may be more strict
Tobacco Control:
South Dakota enacted a 100% smoke free workplace, restaurant, bar and gaming facilities law which was scheduled to go into effect July 1, 2009 but which has been suspended by a referendam placing the law on the ballot in Nov 2010 and which will not go into effect unless approved by voters. Currently, South Dakota’s smokefree air law prohibits smoking in restaurants, except for those licensed to sell alcohol. (2002) For a complete listing of municipalities in the state with 100% smoke free laws for restaurants, visit www.no-smoke.org
Links:
Dept of Revenue & Regulation
605-773-3311
South Dakota labor & Managment
605-773-3681
www.ilsa.net/contacts/contact010.htm
South Dakota Dept of Labor
605-773-3101
www.state.sd.us