,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjai,mr4 ,biggs introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,labor   
,standards ,act of #aich to allow the   
pooling of tips among all employees1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,small   
,business ,flexibility ,act4  #b4 ,tip  
pooling ,section #c7m77#b7 of the ,fair 
,labor ,standards ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjc7m77#b77 is amended--  7#a7 in      
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by striking      
employees who customarily and regularly 
receive tips and inserting pools of     
employees described in subparagraph     
7,c72 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7,c7 ,the pools of         
employees described in this subparagraph
 are as follows3 7i7 ,employees who     
customarily and regularly receive tips4 
7ii7 ,employees who-- 7,i7 customarily  

and regularly receive tips and receive a
 cash wage paid by the employer that is 
not less than the wage in effect under  
section #f7;a77#a72 and  7,,ii7 do not  
customarily and regularly receive tips4 
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