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Working for tips? A MINIMUM WAGE increase may be on the horizon

The Delaware Senate Committee on Labor & Industrial Relations is examining proposed legislation (Senate Bill # 280) that takes aim at raising the minimum wage for workers who earn tips.

The minimum case wage for “tipped” employees has been $2.23 per hour since 1987. This Bill restores Delaware’s tip credit allowance incrementally until it reaches 50% of the applicable minimum wage. The minimum cash wage for employees who receive tips would increase from the current $2.23 per hour to: $2.51 per hr. on 01-01-09, $2.86 per hr. on 0l-0l-10, $3.32 per hr. on 0l-0l-11, and $3.57 per hr. on 01-01-12.

  • View the full text of Senate Bill # 280
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