Bill Text: NJ A5517 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires employers to provide certain notices to tipped workers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-09-17 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee [A5517 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2026-A5517-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Requires employers to provide certain notice to tipped workers.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning tipped workers, amending P.L.1965, c.173, and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section of 6 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.6) is amended to read as follows:
6. Every employer shall:
a. Notify his employees at the time of hiring, of the rate of pay, and of the regular payday designated by the employer in accordance with section 2 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.2).
b. Notify his employees of any changes in the pay rates or pay days prior to the time of such changes.
c. Furnish each employee with a statement of deductions made from his wages in accordance with section 4 of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.4) for each pay period those deductions are made. Every employer with 10 or more employees, including public employers, shall include in that statement:
(1) the employee's gross wages;
(2) the employee's net wages;
(3) the employee's rate of pay; and
(4) if relevant to the wage calculation, the number of hours worked by the employee during the pay period.
An employer may provide the statement required pursuant to this section electronically, unless the employee requests that the statement be provided in a paper format.
As used in this subsection, "public employers" means the State of New Jersey, or the several counties and municipalities thereof, or any other political subdivision of the State, or a school district, or any special district, or any authority, commission, or board, or any branch or agency of the public service.
d. Keep posted in a place accessible to his employees an abstract of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.1 et seq.) furnished by the commissioner, and
e. Make such records as to the persons employed by him, including wage and hour records and preserve such records for such periods of time, as the commissioner shall prescribe by regulation as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.1 et seq.), provided that records of the number of hours worked shall not be required as to any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity or in the capacity of outside salesman 18 years of age or older where the wages of such person or persons are not determined by the number of hours worked.
f. In the case of an employee who customarily and regularly receives gratuities or tips, as provided in subsection e. of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a4), furnish the employee with a statement for each pay period that includes the total amount of gratuities or tips the employee received during the pay period which were processed in a credit card or other electronic transaction by the employer.
(cf: P.L.2019, c.399, s.1)
2. (New section) An employer of employees who customarily and regularly receive gratuities or tips, as provided in subsection e. of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a4), shall establish and distribute to those employees a written gratuity and tip policy that provides information concerning how gratuities and tips are collected and how they are allocated, including, but not limited to, pooling, splitting, and whether the employer takes a tip credit against the hourly wage rate that would otherwise be paid to the employee. An employer additionally shall post in a conspicuous location or locations accessible to employees a notice of the rights available to tipped employees under State and federal law. An employer may satisfy the notice requirement of this section by using the notice published on the Internet website of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, pursuant to section 3 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
3. (New section) The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall create and publish on the Internet website of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development a printable notice of the rights available under State and federal law for employees who customarily receive gratuities and tips. The notice shall be updated periodically as determine necessary by the commissioner.
4. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month next following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires employers of tipped employees to provide a statement each pay period concerning gratuities and tips received by customers who pay with credit cards. The bill additionally requires employers to provide tipped employees with a written tip policy and certain notice of rights available under State and federal law.
Under the bill, an employer is required to furnish an employee who customarily and regularly receives gratuities or tips with a statement for each pay period that includes the total amount of gratuities or tips the employee received during the pay period which were processed in a credit card or other electronic transaction by the employer.
Additionally under the bill, an employer of employees who customarily and regularly receive gratuities or tips is required to establish and distribute to those employees a written gratuity and tip policy that provides information concerning how gratuities and tips are collected and how they are allocated, including, but not limited to, pooling, splitting, and whether the employer takes a tip credit. Further, an employer is required to post in a conspicuous location or locations accessible to employees a notice of the rights available to tipped employees under State and federal law.
Finally, the bill requires the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to create and publish on the Internet website of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development a printable notice of the rights available under State and federal law for employees who customarily receive gratuities and tips. The notice is to be updated periodically as necessary in the determination of the commissioner. An employer may satisfy the notice requirements established in the bill by using the notice published on the department's website.
