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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to minimum wage.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 387-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§387-2 Minimum wages. (a) Except as provided in section 387‑9 and this section, every employer shall pay to each employee employed by the employer, wages at the rate of not less than:
(1) $6.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2003;
(2) $6.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2006; [and]
(3) $7.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2007[.];
(4) $8.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2015;
(5) $8.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2016; and
(6) $9.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2017.
(b) The hourly wage of a tipped
employee may be deemed to be increased on account of tips if the employee is
paid not less than [25]:
(1) 50 cents below the applicable minimum wage beginning January 1, 2015;
(2) 25 cents below the applicable minimum wage beginning January 1, 2016; and
(3) 25 cents below the applicable minimum wage beginning January 1, 2017,
by the employee's employer and the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least 50 cents more than the applicable minimum wage."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Minimum Wage; Employment; Tip Credit
Description:
Increases minimum wage to $8.25 per hour beginning 01/01/15, $8.75 per hour beginning 01/01/16, and $9.25 per hour beginning 01/01/17. Increases the tip credit to not less than 50 cents per hour below the applicable minimum wage beginning on 01/01/15 and 25 cents per hour below the applicable minimum wage beginning on 01/01/16 and 01/01/17.
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