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House advances bill letting local governments address restaurant tip offsets
Summary
Lawmakers debated House Bill 1208, the "restaurant relief" bill that would give local governments limited authority over tip offsets for tipped employees. Sponsors said the measure preserves local control to stem restaurant closures; opponents said it risks reducing pay for low-paid, tipped workers and may raise constitutional issues.
House members on Tuesday debated House Bill 1208, known in session as the Restaurant Relief Act, which would give local governments authority to address the tip offset that employers may use when calculating compliance with a local minimum wage.
Sponsors said the measure responds to restaurant closures and job losses in Denver and other cities, and that it preserves local control; opponents warned the change could reduce some tipped workers’ pay and questioned whether the legislature has authority to alter the state’s $3.02-per-hour tip-offset limit in the constitution.
Representative Woodrow, prime sponsor and member of the Finance Committee, told colleagues, “It is an honor to stand before you and present HB 25 12 08, the restaurant relief act,” and framed the bill as a compromise arrived at after stakeholder…
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