HB 94 DE
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE MINIMUM WAGE FOR EMPLOYEES RECEIVING TIPS OR GRATUITIES.
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Summary
The minimum wage for employees who receive tips or gratuities has not changed since 1983, when the overall state minimum wage was $3.35 per hour. Tipped wage workers at that time were paid a percentage – 66.67% – of the minimum wage, which was $2.23 per hour. In 1989, the General Assembly changed the hourly wage to a flat $2.23 per hour, where it has remained since. Had the calculation been left unchanged, the tipped wage would have increased along with the minimum wage. Therefore, this bill ensures that employees who receive tips or gratuities also receive a minimum wage increase when other employees in the State receive a minimum wage increase.
Sponsors (4)
- Kimberly Williams Democratic · primary
- John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
- Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
- John A. Kowalko · primary
8 coauthors / cosponsors
- David Bentz · cosponsor
- Gerald L. Brady · cosponsor
- Larry Lambert Democratic · cosponsor
- Sean M. Lynn Democratic · cosponsor
- Melissa Minor-Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- Eric Morrison Democratic · cosponsor
- Edward S. Osienski Democratic · cosponsor
- Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (1)
- Jun 30, 2021 Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 94, and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · lower
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