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DE HB252
Bill
Status
6/27/2019
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Williams
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AI Summary
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Replaces the fixed $2.23 per hour minimum wage for tipped employees with a percentage-based calculation of 65% of the state minimum wage, provided tips bring them to the full minimum wage rate.
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Eliminates the outdated 1989 flat wage rate that has remained unchanged since that year, which was set when the overall state minimum wage was $3.35 per hour.
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Ensures tipped wage workers receive automatic increases whenever the state minimum wage increases, rather than remaining frozen at $2.23 per hour.
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Maintains the requirement that tips or gratuities must be sufficient to bring tipped employees up to the full state minimum wage rate.
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Minimum Wage For Employees Receiving Tips Or Gratuities.
Last Action
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
6/27/2019