[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4540 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4540

   To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed 
   funeral directors from the minimum wage and overtime compensation 
                       requirements of that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 1998

Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barr 
 of Georgia, and Mr. Hobson) introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed 
   funeral directors from the minimum wage and overtime compensation 
                       requirements of that Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

    Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
213(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end of paragraph (17) 
and inserting ``; or'' and by adding after paragraph (17) the 
following:
            ``(18) any employee employed as a licensed funeral 
        director.''.
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