DC Employers of Tipped Workers Must Prepare To Comply With New Wage and Hour Requirements
By Sonya Goodwin & Robert T. Dumbacher on May 9, 2019
To all employers in Washington DC who employ tipped workers, heed this warning: as of July 1, 2019, you must comply with new notice, reporting, and training requirements, as set forth in the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 (the “Act”). The Act, which became effective December 13, 2018, repealed a ballot initiative (Initiative No. 77) that would have changed how tipped workers in DC would have been paid to eventually match the standard minimum wage by 2026. With the goal of protecting the rights of tipped workers, the Act sets forth the following requirements for all employers of tipped workers in the District:
All Employee Rights Notice Requirements: The Mayor must create and maintain a website that provides information about employees’ rights under various anti-discrimination and labor laws, including information about how to report violations of such laws. All employers (not just those with tipped workers) must display a poster that contains the website address, a list of the anti-discrimination, labor, and federal laws, the hourly minimum wage, and the hourly tipped minimum wage. The poster is provided by the Mayor’s office and must be posted in a conspicuous place accessible to all employees. Employers must also maintain printed copies of all of the information contained on the website and compile them in a single location and make the documents available at every location where the poster is displayed. Employers must make sure these documents are up to date on a monthly basis.
Read the rest at Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives