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This bill addresses two key areas related to tips and service charges in New Hampshire: tip pooling and automatic service charges. For tip pooling, the bill requires employers to document their tip pooling or sharing arrangement with a specific example and provide employees with a written notice that clearly states participation is voluntary and employees can choose which staff to share tips with and can opt out of sharing on any shift. Regarding automatic service charges, the bill defines such charges as fixed percentage amounts collected from customers that are ostensibly for employee services, and mandates that employers disclose on customer receipts the percentage of the service charge that goes directly to employees who served the customer, as well as explain the allocation of any portion of the charge not going directly to those employees. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, giving businesses time to adjust their practices to comply with the new requirements. These provisions aim to increase transparency for both employees and customers about how tips and service charges are handled in food, beverage, and entertainment service settings.

Labor and Employment

https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0884&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025&txtbillnumber=HB757