Tips for Workers Act (TWA)

WRITTEN BY Rep. Oon Jossof (D-CA-4)
----102nd Congress of the United States
COSPONSORS
IN BRIEF
To ensure all workers receive their earned tips and are not taken by employers and others.
== Section 1 - Name of Bill ==
This Bill will be known as Tips for Workers Act (TWA) for the duration of this bill, in all debates, and following enactment by the executive branch will carry the same title.
== Section 2. Findings and Definitions ==
== FINDINGS ==
# Whereas, Workers can earn tips from customers based on their service
# Whereas, Employers have no right to take an employee's tips
# Where as, Some businesses owners, do withhold tips from employees
== Section 3. Tips ==
# An employer cannot withhold tips from an employee they were left for, take a share of tips, or require an employee to give a portion of tips to employers 
# Business owners will be prohibited from threatening workers to get their tips (ie: firing, reducing wages).
# An employer may withhold tips from an employee if there is an ongoing court case or criminal investigation into the employee
== Section 4. Recovering Taken Tips ==
# If an employer takes or withholds tips from an employee, the employee can file a formal report against the employer, with the U.S. Department of Labor
## The U.S. Department of Labor is required to keep an employee's name anonymous in an investigation, and should not notify the businesses owner of the report until necessary 
== Section 5. Punishment from Taken Tips ==
# Upon conclusion of an investigation, regarding an employer taking employees' tips, the U.S. Department of Labor will issue a verbal, and written warning to the employer regarding taking tips
## After the employer receives 1 warning, if they are found to continue to take tips they will be terminated from their job, and these violations will be placed on record.	
## The employer who was found to be withholding tips from workers shall be fined double the dollar amount of the taken tips
== Section 5. Funding ==
== TOTAL BILL IMPLEMENTATION COST - $0 ==
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