Kansas proposal would set an employer-paid wage floor for tipped workers

The proposal describes a minimum hourly wage employers would pay employees who receive tips, but the amount is unclear in the printed text. The provision concerns employees who receive tips and gratuities, with the stated exclusion for employers and employees covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Employers may count tips toward the $7.25 hourly minimum only when tips are customary for the job and the employee actually receives and keeps them. The stated rules exclude employers and employees covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The text says the proposal would take effect after publication in the statute book. The bill died in committee and did not take effect based on the supplied status.