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S 781 118th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Labor standards Wages and earnings

Tipped Employee Protection Act

Introduced: March 14, 2023 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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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 March 14, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1612 Identical bill Tipped Employee Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 30, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 781: Tipped Employee Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-781/
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"S. 781: Tipped Employee Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-781/.
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S. 781, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-781/.
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