DE HB252 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-27 - Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
Pending: House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-27 - Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
Pending: House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
The minimum wage for employees who receive tips or gratuities has not changed since 1983, when the overall state minimum wage was $3.35 per hour. Tipped wage workers at that time were paid a percentage 66.67% of the minimum wage, which was $2.23 per hour. In 1989, the General Assembly changed the hourly wage to a flat $2.23 per hour, where it has remained since. Had the calculation been left unchanged, the tipped wage would have increased along with the minimum wage. Therefore, this bill ensures that employees who receive tips or gratuities also receive a minimum wage increase when other employees in the State receive a minimum wage increase.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Minimum Wage For Employees Receiving Tips Or Gratuities.
Sponsors
Rep. Kimberly Williams [D] | Sen. Jack Walsh [D] | Sen. David Sokola [D] | Rep. Paul Baumbach [D] |
Rep. John Kowalko [D] | Rep. Sean Matthews [D] | Rep. Edward Osienski [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-27 | Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House |