Minimum wage hike is overdue, but Northeast Ohio employers worry about impact Contributed photo Enrique Munoz serves a guest at Mallorca in downtown Cleveland. Mallorca owner Laurie Torres has voiced some concerns about the impact of a federal minimum wage increase to $15 as sought in the Raise the Wage Act of 2021. She frets the act may also result in elimination of the tip credit, which she said helps some waiters, especially at fine dining establishments, earn pay well above minimum wage. Mallorca owner Laurie Torres worries a $15 federal minimum wage coupled with abolishment of the tip credit, as proposed by Democrats in the House and Senate, could have a detrimental impact on her downtown Cleveland restaurant.