By Thompson H.B. No. 533
77R1861 AEI-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the wages paid to certain employees.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as
1-5 follows:
1-6 Sec. 62.051. Minimum Wage. Except as provided by Sections
1-7 62.055 and 62.057, an [An] employer shall pay to each employee the
1-8 federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair Labor Standards Act of
1-9 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206) [not less than $3.35 an hour, except
1-10 as provided by Sections 62.055 and 62.057].
1-11 SECTION 2. Section 62.052(a), Labor Code, is amended to read
1-12 as follows:
1-13 (a) In determining the wage of a tipped employee, the amount
1-14 paid the employee by the employer is the amount described as paid
1-15 to a tipped employee under Section 3(m), Fair Labor Standards Act
1-16 of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 203(m)) [considered to be increased
1-17 because of tips by an amount determined by the employer but that
1-18 does not exceed 50 percent of the applicable minimum wage rate].
1-19 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.