3.0.0 1981 2023-01-11T13:27:37Z 2023-01-11T13:27:37Z House HR 2015-04-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CALVERT:H.R. 1981.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority of congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to thepower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying outthe powers vested in Congress).[Page H2465]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-16T21:16:54Z Referred to 2015-04-23T13:01:45Z 2015-11-16 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2015-04-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 N C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2015-05-01 False N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2015-05-01 False G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2015-05-01 False K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2015-05-01 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2015-05-01 False S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 2015-05-01 False V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] David Valadao R CA G. 21 2015-05-14 False H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2015-05-14 False U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2015-07-23 False T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 2016-05-11 False Labor and Employment Labor standards Wages and earnings Labor and Employment 00 2015-04-23 Introduced in House 2015-09-08T16:56:16Z Employee Bonus Protection Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from the regular rate at which an employee is employed (and at which overtime compensation is calculated) any sums paid in recognition of services performed during a given period if the payments are made to reward an employee or group of employees for meeting or exceeding the productivity, quality, efficiency, or sales goals specified in writing in a gainsharing plan, incentive bonus plan, commission plan, or performance contingent bonus plan and made available to the employees.

The amount of the payments made under the plan (and excluded from calculation of overtime compensation) must be:

  • based upon a formula stated in the plan, and
  • established and maintained in good faith for the purpose of distributing to employees additional remuneration over and above the wages and salaries that are not dependent upon the existence of the plan or payments made pursuant to it.
]]> Employee Bonus Protection Act Display Title Employee Bonus Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employee's `regular rate' for purposes of calculating overtime compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Employee Bonus Protection Act Introduced in House 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1981ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1981ih.xml 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.