SB 01177 Summary

• Eliminates the exception allowing subminimum wages for tipped workers in the hotel and restaurant industry by repealing prior provisions that permitted gratuity credits toward minimum wage.

• Eliminates the reduced minimum wage for workers under age 18, changing the threshold from 85% of minimum wage for 90 days to the full minimum wage after 90 days of employment.

• Removes provisions allowing learners and apprentices to receive modified minimum wages below the standard rate.

• Establishes that the Labor Commissioner shall recognize gratuities as part of the minimum wage based on an "employer's share" formula: $6.38 per hour for non-bartenders and $8.23 per hour for bartenders in the hotel and restaurant industry, effective July 1, 2019.

• Becomes effective October 1, 2023, implementing Connecticut's transition to a single fair wage standard across most employment categories.