This Act may be cited as the Tipped Employee Protection Act.

Section 3(t) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(t)U.S. Code — Title 29, Section 203(t)View official source on GovInfo) is amended— (1) by striking (t) and inserting (t)(1); (2) by striking engaged in an occupation in which he customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips. and inserting, without regard to the duties of the employee, who receives tips and other cash wages for a work period described in paragraph (2) at a rate that, when combined with the cash wage required under subsection (m)(2)(A)(i), is not less than the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1).; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) A work period described in this paragraph is a work period that is determined by the employer of the employee, such as a work period of 1 day, 1 week, every 2 weeks, every 28 days, or every pay period..