H.R. 1612

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1612 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1612

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the definition 
of the term ``tipped employee'', and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 14, 2023

Mr. Womack (for himself and Mr. Sessions) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce

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A BILL

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the definition 
of the term ``tipped employee'', and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Tipped Employee Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. TIPPED EMPLOYEES.

Section 3(t) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(t)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(t)'' and inserting ``(t)(1)'';
(2) by striking ``engaged in an occupation in which he 
customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in 
tips.'' and inserting ``, without regard to the duties of the 
employee, who receives tips and other cash wages for a period 
described in paragraph (2) at a rate that when combined with 
the cash wage required under subsection (m)(2)(A)(i) is greater 
than or equal to the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1).''; 
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The period described in this paragraph may be (as determined 
by the employer) a period of 1 day, 1 week, every other week, every pay 
period, or 1 month.''.
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