Tips/Service Charges Draft Administrative Policy (Version 2)

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On November 8, 2016, Washington voters passed Initiative 1433. The initiative created new requirements in the Washington Minimum Wage Act (RCW 49.46.020(3)) for employers to pay tips, gratuities, and service charges to employees. Rules addressing the enforcement of these requirements (found in WAC 296-128-820) were finalized on December 19, 2017.

To help employers implement these requirements, and to help workers understand their rights, L&I is developing an administrative policy which provides additional clarification. In August 2018, the department circulated an initial draft version of the administrative policy and solicited feedback from stakeholders.

The department reviewed the comments submitted, and identified additional updates to the administrative policy draft. As a follow-up to those edits, the department is circulating a second version of the draft administrative policy (Español) for stakeholders to review and provide feedback.

We are asking the public to review the second version of the draft administrative policy by January 7, 2019.

Feedback can be submitted directly to this page via the “Submit Comments” tab, or using an attached document via the “Upload Documents” tab.

Feedback can also be submitted via the ESRules@Lni.wa.gov email box. Feedback submitted to the email box will be uploaded to this engagement site.

On November 8, 2016, Washington voters passed Initiative 1433. The initiative created new requirements in the Washington Minimum Wage Act (RCW 49.46.020(3)) for employers to pay tips, gratuities, and service charges to employees. Rules addressing the enforcement of these requirements (found in WAC 296-128-820) were finalized on December 19, 2017.

To help employers implement these requirements, and to help workers understand their rights, L&I is developing an administrative policy which provides additional clarification. In August 2018, the department circulated an initial draft version of the administrative policy and solicited feedback from stakeholders.

The department reviewed the comments submitted, and identified additional updates to the administrative policy draft. As a follow-up to those edits, the department is circulating a second version of the draft administrative policy (Español) for stakeholders to review and provide feedback.

We are asking the public to review the second version of the draft administrative policy by January 7, 2019.

Feedback can be submitted directly to this page via the “Submit Comments” tab, or using an attached document via the “Upload Documents” tab.

Feedback can also be submitted via the ESRules@Lni.wa.gov email box. Feedback submitted to the email box will be uploaded to this engagement site.

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