SB0245

Indiana SB0245 allows employers to require tipped employees to participate in tip pooling arrangements, effective retroactively from June 27, 2024.

Indiana SB0245 amends the Indiana Code to specifically authorize the use of tip pooling arrangements. This bill allows employers to require tipped employees, such as waiters and bartenders, to participate in a system where tips are shared with other eligible employees. The bill mandates that employers notify employees of any required tip pool contribution amount and prohibits them from retaining any of the employees' tips for any other purpose. The bill also specifies that managers or supervisors cannot receive tips from a tip pooling arrangement.