Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act” or the “WAGES Act”.
Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees.
Sec. 2 Base minimum wage for tipped employees
Section 3(m)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(1)) is amended by adding before the semicolon the following:
“(A) $3.75 an hour beginning 90 days after the date of enactment of the Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act;
“(B) $5.00 an hour beginning 1 year after the date on which the change required by subparagraph (A) takes effect; and
“(C) beginning 2 years after the date on which the change required by subparagraph (A) takes effect and adjusted as necessary thereafter, 70 percent of the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) but in no case less than $5.50 an hour.”
Sec. 3 Publication of notice
Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(h) Not later than 10 days prior to the effective date of any increase in the minimum wage for tipped employees in accordance with section 3(m)(1), the Secretary shall publish (in the Federal Register and on the Internet website of the Department of Labor) a notice announcing the adjusted required wage.”