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1 AN ACT concerning employment.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act is
5amended by adding Section 4.1 as follows:
6 (820 ILCS 115/4.1 new)
7 Sec. 4.1. Gratuities. Gratuities to employees are the
8property of the employees and may not be retained by an
9employer. An employer's retention of gratuities is an
10underpayment of wages for purposes of this Act.
11 This Section does not prohibit tip pooling as permitted by
12law. This Section does not affect an employer's entitlement to
13an allowance for gratuities to the extent permitted under
14subsection (c) of Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law.