Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024
Section 7 CCR 1101-2-3.2 - TIPS, GRATUITIES, AND SERVICE CHARGES3.2.1Statutory References: 8-70-141, 8-73-102, and 8-76-102 (1), C.R.S.3.2.2Tips, Gratuities, and Service Charges as Wages. Tips, gratuities, and service charges shall be considered to be wages for the purposes of the act when the employer exercises significant control over the amount and distribution of money received by an employee as a tip, gratuity, or service charge.3.2.3Significant Control. An employer is considered to have significant control over tips, gratuities, or service charges when they are collected by the employer and then redistributed to employees.3.2.4Minimum-Wage Requirements. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any tips, gratuities, and service charges that are used by the employer in order to conform to the minimum-wage requirements of federal or state law shall be deemed to be wages for the purposes of the act, to the extent of such use.3.2.5Use of Credit Card. For the purposes of this section, the inclusion, for the convenience of the customer, of a tip or gratuity in an amount charged by a customer through the use of a credit card shall not, by itself, be deemed to constitute significant control.3.2.6Requirement to Report Tips. For the purposes of this section, a requirement by an employer that an employee report or account for tips and gratuities shall not, by itself, be deemed to constitute significant control.3.2.7Tips Reported to Employer. In addition to the foregoing provisions of this section, on and after January 1, 1986, wages shall also include tips that are received while performing services that constitute employment and that are made known to the employer through a written statement furnished by the employee.37 CR 13, July 10, 2014, effective 8/1/201439 CR 08, April 25, 2016, effective 5/15/201639 CR 22, November 25, 2016, effective 12/15/201640 CR 11, June 10, 2017, effective 7/1/201740 CR 23, December 10, 2017, effective 12/30/201741 CR 08, April 25, 2018, effective 6/3/201841 CR 16, August 25, 2018, effective 9/14/201842 CR 06, March 25, 2019, effective 4/15/201943 CR 08, April 25, 2020, effective 3/20/202043 CR 06, March 25, 2020, effective 4/14/202043 CR 19, October 10, 2020, effective 10/30/2020