[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
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FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
Amendments
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), S12397 [12OC],
S12427 [12OC]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees (H.R. 2888), H4332 [9JN], H4474 [10JN], H4475 [10JN]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), H5387 [25JN]
Articles and editorials
Chicken Feed--Minimum Wage Is Up, But a Fast-Food Chain Notices
Little Impact--Economic Boom Lifts Profit--Firm's Main Problem
Is Hiring, Retraining People--Pressures on Job Are Rising, S55
[27JA]
Decent Income for Low-Wage Workers, S4777 [13MY]
Economists Alter Minimum-Wage View--New Data Show Small Increase
Doesn't Cut Jobs, S54 [27JA]
Your Pricey Clothing Is Their Low-Pay Work, E125-E127 [11FE]
Bills and resolutions
Child labor: reform provisions, (see S. 2383), S9425 [30JY], (see
H.R. 4450), H7412 [6AU]
Children and youth: permit certain youth to perform certain work
with wood, (see H.R. 4257), H5737 [16JY]
------ permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood, (see
S. 2579), S11970 [8OC]
Discrimination: allow compensatory and punitive damages for
violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide for
studies on pay disparities, (see H.R. 3769), H2705 [30AP]
Employment: limited overtime exemption for emergency medical
services personnel, (see H.R. 3958), H3970 [22MY]
------ minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for houseparents,
(see H.R. 4778), H10352 [9OC]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees,
(see S. 2144), S5787 [9JN] minimum wage and overtime exemptions
for certain employees (H.R. 2888), consideration, (see H. Res.
461), H4324 [9JN]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral
directors, (see S. 2405), S9556 [31JY]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral
directors, (see H.R. 4540), H7583 [10SE]
Federal contracts: require employers to provide health care
benefits, (see H.R. 4278), H5956 [20JY]
Minimum wage: level, (see S. 1573), S48 [27JA], (see S. 1805),
S2296 [19MR], (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H329 [4FE]
Letters
Children's Act for Responsible Employment: Darlene S. Adkins, Child
Labor Coalition, S9441 [30JY]
Prevailing wage requirements for construction projects: Vincent
Piscitello, VIP Restoration, Inc., E2185 [15OC]
Remarks in House
Business and industry: require consent of employees relative to
overtime, H4474 [10JN], H4475 [10JN]
Child labor: reform provisions (H.R. 1870), E1785 [23SE], E2075
[11OC]
------ reform provisions (H.R. 4450), E1785 [23SE]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), H9124-H9127
[28SE], H10796-H10798 [13OC]
------ GAO report on use of child labor in agriculture, E1785
[23SE], E1786 [23SE]
------ permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (H.R.
4257), H9121-H9124 [28SE]
------ use of child labor in foreign countries, E1869 [1OC]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based
on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1302), H1419-H1425 [24MR]
Employment: elimination of prevailing wage requirements for
construction projects, E2185 [15OC]
------ minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for houseparents
(H.R. 4778), E2039 [10OC]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees
(H.R. 2888), H4466-H4475 [10JN], H4488-H4488 [11JN] minimum wage
and overtime exemptions for certain employees (H.R. 2888),
consideration (H. Res. 461), H4465 [10JN], H4466 [10JN] minimum
wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (H.R. 2888),
corrections in engrossment, H4491 [11JN]
Northern Mariana Islands: labor abuses, E125 [11FE], E130 [11FE]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), H5386 [25JN]
Remarks in Senate
Anniversary, S7161 [25JN], S7211 [25JN]
Child labor: reform provisions (S. 2383), S9440 [30JY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), S12397 [12OC]
------ permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (H.R.
4257), S11526 [5OC]
------ permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (S.
2579), S11971 [8OC]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based
on sex, race, or national origin (S. 232), S3116 [2AP]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed
funeral directors (S. 2405), S9562 [31JY]
------ provide compensatory time opportunities and certain work
programs for private sector employees, S2410-S2415 [23MR],
S2452-S2456 [24MR], S2485 [24MR]
Minimum wage: level, S4776 [13MY], S10647 [21SE], S10678 [22SE],
S10716 [22SE]
------ level (S. 1573), S51-S56 [27JA], S409 [4FE]
------ level (S. 1805), S2305 [19MR]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), S9318 [29JY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act:
Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572),
H4324 [9JN]
Sales Incentive Compensation Act: Committee on Education and the
Workforce (House) (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), H4054 [3JN]
Statements
GAO Report on Use of Child Labor in Agriculture: Alexis M. Herman,
Sec. of Labor, E1785 [23SE]
------ L. Diane Mull, Association of Farmworker Opportunity
Programs, E1786 [23SE]
Use of Child Labor in Clothing Manufacturing Plants: Kathie Lee
Gifford, E1869 [1OC]
Testimonies
Child Labor Laws: Sergio Reyes, S9442 [30JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 461, consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive
Compensation Act, H4465 [10JN]
H.R. 2327, Drive for Teen Employment Act, H9124 [28SE]
H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act, H4473 [10JN]
H.R. 3152, exempt certain food bank volunteers, H5387 [25JN]
H.R. 4257, permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood
under the Fair Labor Standards Act, H9122 [28SE]
S. 1573, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S56 [27JA]
S. 1805, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S2305 [19MR]
S. 2383, Children's Act for Responsible Employment, S9441 [30JY]