HR 9523
117th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Labor standards
Wages and earnings
Tipped Employee Protection Act
Introduced: December 13, 2022
Introduced by:
Womack, Steve
Republican
· Arkansas
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 13, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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