HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1277        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1718

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Linda Dorcena Forry

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the fair distribution of gratuities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Linda Dorcena Forry

12th Suffolk

1/16/2013

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

16th Suffolk

 

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

 

Daniel B. Winslow

9th Norfolk

 

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

 

Donald Humason

 

 

John P. Fresolo

16th Worcester

 

Matthew A. Beaton

11th Worcester

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1277        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1718

By Ms. Forry of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1718) of Linda Dorcena Forry and others relative to the fair distribution of gratuities.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to the fair distribution of gratuities.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to protect forthwith employees’ additional compensation while performing their duties, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.   Section 152A of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ‘ responsibility ’ , in line 8, the following words:-  ; provided, however, that a supervisor in a quick service restaurant who serves patrons or customers  and whose  job duties do not qualify him or her as an employee employed in a bona fide executive capacity as defined in 29 C.F.R. §§541.100 (a)(2)-(4)et seq.,  shall qualify as a wait staff employee for purposes of this section.

SECTION 2.   Said section 152A of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition ‘ Patron ’ the following definition:-

“ Quick service restaurant ” ,  an establishment selling food or beverages where products are served to patrons primarily over a sales counter or a drive up window sales point, where there is minimal or no direct service to patrons seated at tables, and where employees are paid at least the minimum required hourly wage for non-service employees pursuant to Chapter 151.

SECTION 3.  Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit an employer from establishing a policy prohibiting the acceptance of gratuities.