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This bill aims to phase out the separate minimum wage for tipped employees and provide new protections for workers who receive tips. Under the proposed legislation, tipped workers would gradually transition to receiving the full standard minimum wage, starting with a base cash wage of $3.60 per hour and increasing by $1.50 each year until reaching the full minimum wage. The bill also introduces several key provisions: employers would be prohibited from keeping any portion of employees' tips, including preventing managers and supervisors from taking tips; mandatory tip pools would require at least 51% of non-supervisory employees to vote in favor of establishing such a system; and employers would be required to disclose the purpose and distribution of any mandatory service charges added to customer bills. Additionally, the definition of a tipped employee would be modified to exclude workers who spend more than 20% of their time on duties that do not directly generate tips. The bill aims to provide more transparency and financial protection for tipped workers by ensuring they receive the full value of their tips and gradually eliminating the lower minimum wage rate that has historically been applied to workers who receive gratuities.

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