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House passes bill changing calculation for tipped employees' wages
Summary
House Bill 219, which revises how employers may count tips toward the minimum wage and delegates a cash-wage floor to the Utah Labor Commission, passed the House 69–0 after floor explanation and clarification on pay-period averaging and employer obligations.
Lawmakers approved House Bill 219 on the House floor after a committee summary and a round of questions about tipped-employee pay protections.
A representative of the Administrative Rules Committee summarized the measure as a revision to the Utah Minimum Wage Act that changes the method employers use to calculate pay for tipped employees, defines "cash wage obligation" and "tipped employee," and removes a previous 55% floor where tips alone could satisfy minimum-wage requirements. The presenter said the Utah Labor…
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