Tipped Employee Protection Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 13, 2022)
Tipped Employee Protection Act
This bill modifies the definition of a tipped employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude consideration of an employee's duties when determining the combined amount of tips and direct wages an employee receives for the purpose of an employer meeting the minimum wage requirements.
Under the bill, an employer may pay a tipped employee the tipped minimum wage for tasks that are not related to tipped work as long as the employee's combined tips and direct wages total at least the $7.25 federal minimum wage.
Current Department of Labor rules prohibit an employer from paying the tipped minimum wage for tasks that are not related to tipped work.
What just happenedDec 13, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 13, 2022
- Dec 13, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Dec 13, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate