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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements.
Mr. Owens (for himself and Mr. Moore of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hours requirements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Outdoor Recreational Outfitting and Guiding Act”.
SEC. 2. Exemption with respect to certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services.
Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) any employee primarily engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting (including equipment rentals) or guiding services, and employed by a business providing such outfitting or services, that—
“(A) does not operate for more than seven months in any calendar year; or
“(B) had average receipts for any six months of the preceding calendar year that were not more than 331⁄3 per centum of its average receipts for the other six months of such year; or”.
The amendment made by this Act shall apply with respect to wages and overtime compensation required to be paid for workweeks beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.