HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3127        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3156

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Aaron Michlewitz

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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 to clarify the tips law.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Aaron Michlewitz

3rd Suffolk

1/20/2017

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

11/1/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3127        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3156

By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3156) of Aaron Michlewitz and Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., for legislation to further protect employees’ rights to tips.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1747 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to clarify the tips law.

 

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

Section 152A of Ch.149 of the General Laws as appearing in chapter 125 section 13 of the Acts of 2004 is amended by deleting the meaning of “Wait staff employee” as appearing in paragraph (a) and inserting in place thereof the following:

“Wait staff employee”, a person, including a waiter, waitress, bus person, and counter staff who: (1) serves beverages or prepared food directly to patrons, or who clears patrons’ tables; (2) works in a restaurant, banquet facility, or other place where prepared food or beverages are served; and (3) who has no managerial responsibility during a day in which the person serves beverages or prepared food or clears patrons’ tables.