At a tipping point? New bill leads to tussle over restaurant tips

A huge tussle over restaurant tipping is on the menu for this edition of Eyewitness News Extra Time. The debate involves restaurant owners and workers, and the New York State Legislature. There's a proposal to force owners to raise restaurant workers' wages to the minimum wage. Right now, it's lower than that because workers get tips that, supposedly, level the playing field, but many workers say nothing's leveled. Owners say raising the minimum wage will be unfair to them. Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas, a co-sponsor of the bill, breaks down the legislation and what it means. Meanwhile, animal researchers have some new findings that may surprise you! People have always assumed dogs wag their tails because they are happy, but now animal researchers say there may be a different reason. In fact, these researchers say it may be because it actually makes humans happy. The researchers studied wolves and dogs, and found wolves hardly ever wag their tails, but when dogs do, people react in a positive way. Taylor Hersh, the author of the study and a post-doctoral researcher at the Marine Mammal Institute of Oregon State University, joins with more details on the study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices