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,m>key1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1   
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 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ,febru>y #ac1 #bjad1 z 8#b4ac
 ,day04  ,:]eas #b4ac p] h\r is ! ,f$]al
 m9imum wage t an employ] is requir$ to 
pay a tipp$ employee 7z def9$ 9 section 
#c7t7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act (    
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7t777 z a ca%  
wage "u section #c7m7 ( su* ,act 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7m77 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
preamble z ! ,f$]al m9imum wage = tipp$ 
employees72 ,:]eas :5 ! ,f$]al m9imum   
wage = a tipp$ employee 0 e/abli%$ 9    
#aiff1 su* wage 0 l9k$ to ! ,f$]al      
m9imum wage = a cov]$ nonexempt employee

 "u section #f7;a77#a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor 
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjf7;a77#a772 ,:]eas :ile ! ,f$]al     
m9imum wage = a cov]$ nonexempt employee
 increas$ 9 #bjji1 ! ,f$]al m9imum wage 
= a tipp$ employee has n *ang$ 9 m ?an  
#bj ye>s2 ,:]eas 9 ! #aihjs1 ! ,f$]al   
m9imum wage = a tipp$ employee rea*$ #fj
 p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al m9imum wage = a cov]$ 
nonexempt employee1 & 9 #bjad1 ! ,f$]al 
m9imum wage = a tipp$ employee is only  
#bi p]c5t ( ! #g4be p] h\r ,f$]al m9imum
 wage = a cov]$ nonexempt employee2     
,:]eas tipp$ employees "w 9 _m          
occupations1 includ+ work+ z re/aurant  
s]v]s1 airport att5dants1 hotel work]s1 
valets1 & salon work]s2 ,:]eas #b4ac p] 
h\r is su* a l[ wage t tipp$ employees  
are dep5d5t on ! discretional           
contributions ( consum]s = ! majority ( 
_! income2 ,:]eas #g ,/ates h #a m9imum 
wage = bo? tipp$ employees & cov]$      
nonexempt employees1 & ! re/aurant      
indu/ry has cont9u$ to ?rive 9 su*      
,/ates2 ,:]eas 9 ,/ates ) a m9imum wage 

= a tipp$ employee t is high] ?an #b4ac 
p] h\r1 ! pov]ty rate = tipp$ employees 
is l[] ?an ! pov]ty rate = tipp$        
employees 9 ,/ates )\t su* a high]      
m9imum wage = tipp$ employees2 ,:]eas   
re/aurant s]v]s h a pov]ty rate t is #c 
times t ( ! g5]al work=ce & are ne>ly #b
 times m likely to dep5d on !           
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
e/abli%$ "u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( 
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq47 ?an !
 g5]al work=ce2 ,:]eas ,/ates ) a m9imum
 wage = a tipp$ employee ( #b4ac p] h\r 
h a pov]ty rate = employees ( color t is
 ne>ly d\ble t ( ,/ates ) ! highe/      
m9imum wage = a tipp$ employee2 ,:]eas  
wom5 acc\nt = #ff p]c5t ( all tipp$     
employees & #ga p]c5t ( re/aurant s]v]s2
 ,:]eas #a_/c ( tipp$ employees are     
p>5ts :o "w h>d to support _! families2 
,:]eas ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics     
project$ t f #bjjh to #bjah1 ! food     
prep>ation & s]v+ sector1 z def9$ by !  
,bureau1 w\ld add m ?an #a1jjj1jjj jobs2
 ,:]eas su* food prep>ation & s]v+      

sector has ! l[e/ m$ian wages ( ! top   
#bj gr[? sectors2 & ,:]eas rais+ !      
,f$]al m9imum wage = a tipp$ employee   
w\ld provide h>dwork+ p 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates ) m j wages1 lift families 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates out ( pov]ty1 & provide   
economic security to tipp$ employees 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t--  
7#a7 ! ,s5ate designates ,?ursday1      
,febru>y #ac1 #bjad1 z #b4ac ,day2 &    
7#b7 x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ! ca% wage
 t an employ] is requir$ to pay a tipp$ 
employee 7z def9$ 9 section #c7t7 ( !   
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7t777 "u section #c7m7 (  
su* ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc7m77 %\ld be
 increas$ to #gj p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al m9imum
 wage = a cov]$ nonexempt employee "u   
section #f7;a77#a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor     
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjf7;a77#a774