$2.13 an hour for dish-washing? Servers sue over side workTravis Loller, Associated Press, March 31 in the Washington Post NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ask any restaurant server or bartender about side work and you are liable to get an earful. Sweeping floors, washing dishes, making salad? These are tasks that should pay minimum wage, but servers and bartenders routinely do them for as little as $2.13 per hour.