101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3405

 

Introduced , by Rep. Karina Villa

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 115/4.1 new

    Amends the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. Provides that gratuities to employees are the property of the employees and may not be retained by an employer. Provides that an employer's retention of gratuities is an underpayment of wages for purposes of the Act. Provides that the new provisions do not prohibit tip pooling as permitted by law. Provides that the new provisions do not affect an employer's entitlement to an allowance for gratuities to the extent permitted under the Minimum Wage Law.


LRB101 08167 JLS 53233 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB3405LRB101 08167 JLS 53233 b

1    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act is
5amended by adding Section 4.1 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 115/4.1 new)
7    Sec. 4.1. Gratuities. Gratuities to employees are the
8property of the employees and may not be retained by an
9employer. An employer's retention of gratuities is an
10underpayment of wages for purposes of this Act.
11    This Section does not prohibit tip pooling as permitted by
12law. This Section does not affect an employer's entitlement to
13an allowance for gratuities to the extent permitted under
14subsection (c) of Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law.