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Senate approves SB73 to make tip pooling permissible for fast-casual establishments
Summary
The Utah Senate voted 24–1 to pass SB73, which clarifies that tip pooling is permissible (not mandatory) for fast-casual food establishments; the bill leaves distribution details to individual businesses and prompted questions about scope and worker protections.
The Utah Senate on Jan. 24 approved Senate Bill 73, a measure sponsored by Senator Pitcher that updates state law to clarify the permissibility of tip pooling in certain food-service businesses.
Senator Pitcher, presenting the bill, said it "seeks to update Utah law to codify the practice of tip pooling," noting Utah's current code addresses tips received by traditionally tipped employees but not point-of-sale tip collections at fast-casual establishments. When…
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