Tipped Employee Protection Act
118-HR-1612118th CongressIntroduced Mar 14, 2023Labor and Employment
Market Probability
No market
Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsor
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3](R-AR-3)2 cosponsors
Summary
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.
Subjects
Labor standardsWages and earnings
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 14, 2023House floor actions
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2023Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2023Library of Congress