Official:Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses," by adding a new Section regulating an employer's treatment of gratuities left by patrons for employees, including, but not limited to, a requirement that all gratuities be paid over to employees without deduction, including, in the case of a gratuity paid by credit card, any deduction for credit card processing fees; providing penalties for violations; and providing for a private right of action for employees aggrieved by violations of the Section; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: May 5, 2011
Signed: November 17, 2011
: Committee on Rules
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law requires employers in Philadelphia to give employees all gratuities left by customers without taking any money out for themselves or credit card fees. Employers must also pay employees their fair share of credit card tips on time.
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