FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

Amendments

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2860, H2863, H2864, H2865, H2867, H2868, H2870, H2871 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2846 [27MR]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7122, H7123 [18JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), consideration (H. Res. 492), H5935 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Racist History of Tipping, H7121 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: prohibit employers from keeping employees’ tips to cover the cost of financial transaction fees (see H.R. 3715), H5726 [11JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 270), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 7), H1331 [30JA] (see H.R. 1935), H2885 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 252), H2795 [25MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2039), H2986 [2AP]

——— provide that sex includes sexual orientation and gender identity when prohibiting discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 3468), H5165 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business and program models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates (see S. 260), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 873), H1333 [30JA]

——— clarify definition of employee relative to direct sellers under Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3522), H5201 [26JN]

——— ensure compensation for certain hours of work for border patrol agents (see H.R. 2335), H3274 [18AP]

——— harmonize definitions of employee with common law under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2973), S6858 [4DE] (see H.R. 4069), H7467 [25JY]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (see S. 1786), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3197), H4431 [11JN]

——— prevent employers from using non-compete agreements in employment contracts for certain non-exempt employees (see S. 124), S220 [15JA]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2101), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 3712), H5726 [11JY]

——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (see H.R. 1864), H2795 [25MR]

——— prohibit States and municipalities from adopting certain laws and ordinances relative to Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3515), H5200 [26JN]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see S. 1823), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 3229), H4626 [12JN]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 385), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1080), H1461 [7FE]

——— provide small businesses flexibility in payment of employees by allowing pooling of tips among all employees (see H.R. 4437), H7865 [20SE]

——— provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under Fair Labor Standards Act maximum hours requirement (see S. 2217), S5012 [23JY]

——— provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirement under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 3485), H5166 [25JN]

——— remove travel agencies from the partial list of establishments having no retail concept for purposes of exemptions from Federal overtime rules (see H.R. 2506), H3440 [2MY]

——— require employers allow employees to take meal, medical, and restroom breaks (see S. 2937), S6755 [21NO]

——— strengthen child labor laws by revising age requirements for agricultural employment, prohibiting the handling of pesticides by children, and increasing penalties for violations (see H.R. 3394), H5006 [20JN]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 840), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]

——— allow private sector employers to offer employees the choice between cash wages and compensatory time for overtime hours worked (see S. 1043), S2270 [4AP]

——— allow workers to make requests about schedules without fear of retaliation and ensure employers consider such requests in order to provide more stable and predictable schedules for employees (see H.R. 5004), H8738 [8NO]

——— extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (see H.R. 4235), H7535 [6SE]

——— prohibit agreements between employers that directly restrict current or future employment of any employee (see S. 2215), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3920), H7241 [23JY]

——— prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 1491), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2749), H3840 [15MY]

——— provide that an employee’s regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime will not be affected by additional payments or bonuses (see H.R. 488), H517 [11JA]

Federal firefighters: provide that hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for overtime pay (see H.R. 4707), H8198 [16OC]

Immigration: create a fund for construction of continuous wall along southern U.S. border, redirect amounts from foreign aid penalties and certain fees to such fund, and increase Border Patrol salaries and overtime (see H.R. 85), H204 [3JA]

Lumber industry: exempt certain children employed in timber harvesting entities from child labor laws (see S. 818), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1785), H2744 [14MR]

Minimum wage: increase (see S. 150), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA]

——— increase and provide option for minimum wage based on regional cost-of-living (see H.R. 3728), H5727 [11JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), consideration (see H. Res. 492), H5824 [15JY]

——— provide for a Federal minimum wage based on regional cost-of-living (see H.R. 2080), H3099 [4AP] (see H.R. 4443), H7865 [20SE]

——— provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 122), H205 [3JA]

Puerto Rico: facilitate hiring by employers and increase wages of workers (see S. 6), S19 [3JA]

Factsheets

Raise the Wage Act Impact on Texas 18th Congressional District, H7117 [18JY]

Letters

Paycheck Fairness Act: Deborah J. Vagins, American Association of University Women, H2851 [27MR]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2857 [27MR]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H2854 [27MR]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, H2851 [27MR]

——— Paul Shearon and Matthew Biggs, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, H2863 [27MR]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2853 [27MR]

——— several organizations, H2855 [27MR]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2854 [27MR]

Raise the Wage Act: Ademola Oyefeso, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, H7104 [18JY]

——— Bruce Lesley, First Focus Campaign for Children (organization), E968 [23JY]

——— Christine L. Owens, National Employment Law Project (organization), H7119 [18JY]

——— Deborah J. Vagins, American Association of University Women, H5932 [17JY]

——— Don Kusler, Americans for Democratic Action (organization), E968 [23JY]

——— Economic Policy Institute, H7100 [18JY]

——— Emily J. Martin, National Women’s Law Center, H7119 [18JY]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H5934 [17JY]

——— Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs, E967 [23JY]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, E966 [23JY]

——— Kristen Clark, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, H7120 [18JY]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H5934 [17JY]

——— Marc H. Morial, National Urban League, E966 [23JY]

——— Margot Dorfman, U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, H7099 [18JY]

——— Mary K. Henry, Service Employees International Union, H5932 [17JY]

——— Minor Sinclair, Oxfam America (organization), E981 [24JY]

——— Morris Pearl, Patriotic Millionaires (organization), H5933 [17JY]

——— National Disability Rights Network, E967 [23JY]

——— National Employment Law Project (organization), H7098, H7102 [18JY]

——— Quincy Howard, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, E968 [23JY]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H7115 [18JY]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H7119 [18JY]

——— several health care organizations, E967 [23JY]

——— several lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and human rights organizations, H5931 [17JY]

——— several organizations, H7120 [18JY]

——— several women’s community groups, H7111 [18JY]

——— several youth organizations, H7116 [18JY]

——— Shane Larson, Communications Workers of America (organization), H5932 [17JY]

——— Terry O’Neill, National Employment Lawyers Association, E969 [23JY]

——— Thomas M. Conway, United Steelworkers (organization), H7105 [18JY]

——— Vanita Gupta, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H7116 [18JY]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7106 [18JY]

Lists

Business for a Fair Minimum Wage (organization) members, H7107–H7110 [18JY]

EEOC Equal Pay Act statistics, H2853 [27MR]

Motions

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H2872 [27MR]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 582), H7126 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Civil rights: exempt employers with fewer than 100 employees from reporting compensation data relative to efforts to improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2868–H2870 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1935), H2852, H2853 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H1291 [30JA], H2805, H2806 [26MR], H2839, H2848–H2875 [27MR], H2889, H2891, H2907 [28MR], H5308 [10JY], H5733 [12JY], H5835 [16JY], E108 [30JA], E361 [27MR], E923 [15JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2840–H2847 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H2873 [27MR]

——— make it unlawful to discriminate against employees for inquiring or discussing with employers why wages of employees are set at certain rate or salary, H2871, H2872 [27MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 2039), E386 [2AP]

Courts: cap attorney fees to certain percent of judgement in cases of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2850, H2873 [27MR]

Dept. of Labor: assist entities using special subminimum wage certificates to transform business models, support transition to competitive integrated employment for the disabled, and phase out use of such certificates, H5928 [17JY]

——— prohibit certain practices by employers relative to restrictions on discussion of employees’ and prospective employees’ salary and benefit history (H.R. 1864), E346 [25MR]

——— report to Congress on gender pay gap in teenage workforce and provide recommendations to address such gap, H2870, H2871 [27MR]

Employment: extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (H.R. 4235), E1092 [6SE]

GAO: report on economic and employment impacts of minimum wage increases, H7124, H7125 [18JY]

——— report on impact of increased minimum wage on national and regional economy, H7122 [18JY]

Lawyers and attorneys: limit hourly compensation for litigation attorneys in pay discrimination class action law suits, H2842 [27MR]

Minimum wage: exempt small farms and small business from minimum wage increase, H7122 [18JY]

——— impact of increase on work centers and community rehabilitation programs, H5993–H5996 [17JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), H1532 [13FE], H5307 [10JY], H5592 [11JY], H5766, H5767 [12JY], H5814, H5815, H5817–H5823 [15JY], H5832, H5833 [16JY], H5917, H5981, H5983 [17JY], H7095–H7128, H7130, H7132 [18JY], H7227 [23JY], H10080 [11DE], E953 [22JY], E966 [23JY], E981 [24JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), consideration (H. Res. 492), H5926–H5935 [17JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), motion to recommit, H7126 [18JY]

Small business: exempt certain small businesses from increase in minimum wage, H7126 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), S2177, S2178, S2203 [2AP], S2209 [3AP], S3028 [22MY], S3301 [11JN], S4708 [9JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), unanimous-consent request, S2177 [2AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 270), S792 [31JA]

Corporations: prohibit large employers from buying back stock unless it meets certain condidtions relative to investing in their employees and communities, S1163 [11FE]

——— prohibit large employers from buying back stock unless it meets certain conditions relative to investing in their employees and communities, S819 [4FE], S1449 [26FE], S1771 [12MR], S2205 [2AP], S3354–S3356 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: defend and enforce final rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay, S1872 [14MR]

——— increase minimum salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay and provide for periodic updates of such threshold (S. 1786), S4523 [25JN], S4938 [18JY]

——— revision of final rule increasing the income threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay, S5686 [25SE]

Minimum wage: increase, S4938 [18JY]

——— increase (H.R. 582), S4955 [18JY], S4957 [22JY]

——— level, S4522 [25JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 116–19), H2795 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 116–155), H5824 [15JY]

Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 116–18), H2754 [18MR]

Raise the Wage Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 582) (H. Rept. 116–150), H5725 [11JY]

Statements

Minimum Wage Increase: Business for a Fair Minimum Wage Federal (organization), H7112–H7115 [18JY]

Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7): Several Organizations, H2855 [27MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 492, consideration of H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, H5926 [17JY]

H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act, H7095 [18JY]

S. 1823, Children Don’t Belong on Tobacco Farms Act, S3367 [12JN]