Gratuities for tipped employees and providing options for conferring cashless gratuities at fast-food establishments and food service establishments

Summary

This bill adds protections for tipped workers against tip-based wage theft by their employers. Pursuant to this bill, employers would be required to disclose the daily amount of total compensation, amount of wages, amount of gratuities, aggregate amount of gratuities earned through cashless payments, and total amount of gratuities in the tip pool if the worker is part of a tip pool. The bill also creates additional administrative remedies and a private right of action. This bill also requires fast food and food service establishments to allow customers the option to confer a gratuity in same the manner that they paid for their food. Finally, this bill adds new terms and definitions to the Administrative Code’s Fair Work Practices subchapter.

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Assigned to a committee for review.

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

Full history

1. Jan 29, 2026

   Introduced

   This Introduction was Introduced by Council

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2. Jan 29, 2026

   Referred to committee

   This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection

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