FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

Amendments

Congressional Accountability Act: approve certain regulations implementing provisions on congressional employees coverage under Family and Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (H. Res. 1516), adopt (H. Res. 1518), H9751 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide for preemption of certain State overtime laws for agricultural employees (see H.R. 8756), H7731 [30AU]

Business and industry: provide for prohibitions on employers relative to recording and use of employee images (see H.R. 8145), H5684 [17JN]

Children and youth: strengthen provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 7345), H4072 [31MR]

——— approve certain regulations implementing provisions on congressional employees coverage under Family and Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (H. Res. 1516), adopt (see H. Res. 1518), H9851 [14DE]

Construction industries: require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees (see H.R. 8444), H6921 [20JY]

Dept. of Labor: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3465), S118 [10JA]

——— ensure appropriate compensation for certain hours of overtime work by border patrol agents (see S. 3874), S1253 [17MR]

——— exclude child and dependent care services and payments from rate used to compute overtime compensation (see H.R. 8388), H6623 [14JY]

——— expand working hours for employees between ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in which schools are in session (see H.R. 8826), H7841 [14SE]

——— prevent employers from using non-compete agreements in employment contracts for certain non-exempt employees (see H.R. 8755), H7731 [30AU]

——— 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. 4174), S2419 [10MY] (see H.R. 7701), H4796 [10MY]

——— prohibit employers from paying employees in garment industry by piece rate and require manufacturers and contractors in garment industry to register with the Dept. (see S. 4213), S2493 [12MY] (see H.R. 8473), H7066 [21JY]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 4480), S3159 [23JN]

——— provide small businesses flexibility in payment of employees by allowing pooling of tips among all employees (see H.R. 7261), H3970 [29MR]

——— revise definition of term ‘‘tipped employee’’ (see S. 5241), S7134 [13DE] (see H.R. 9523), H9729 [13DE]

Education: provide that services performed by certain individuals in postsecondary vocational institutions not be treated as employment (see H.R. 7749), H4919 [12MY]

Employment: 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 S. 3642), S674 [14FE] (see H.R. 6670), H1112 [9FE]

——— exclude voluntary skills training and educational opportunities for career advancement from hours worked (see H.R. 7365), H4126 [1AP]

——— exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor recreational outfitting or guiding services from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see S. 4092), S2189 [27AP]

——— expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see S. 3641), S674 [14FE] (see H.R. 6699), H1113 [9FE]

——— provide workers with schedule flexibility and choice (see H.R. 8442), H6921 [20JY]

——— require employer providing employment opportunity to disclose wage range for such employment opportunity to employees and applicants (see H.R. 6850), H1146 [25FE]

Income: remove overtime wages exemption for certain employees (see S. 4823), S4574 [13SE] (see H.R. 7517), H4443 [14AP]

Minimum wage: repeal separate minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 8427), H6882 [19JY]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1518, adopt H. Res. 1516, approve certain regulations implementing provisions on congressional employees coverage under Family and Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, H9752 [14DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1518, adopt H. Res. 1516, approve certain regulations implementing provisions on congressional employees coverage under Family and Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, H9752 [14DE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: provide for preemption of certain State overtime laws for agricultural employees (H.R. 8756), H8126 [28SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H3769 [16MR], E1302 [15DE]

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, H915 [2FE]

——— clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, H8734 [5DE]

Employment: require employer providing employment opportunity to disclose wage range for such employment opportunity to employees and applicants (H.R. 6850), E177 [25FE]

Minimum wage: increase, H181 [13JA]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Labor: clarify treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 3465), S120 [10JA], S272 [18JA]

——— expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplaces, S10072, S10073 [22DE]

——— expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplaces (S. 1658), S3064 [22JN], S9721, S9722 [21DE]

——— expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in workplaces (S. 1658), unanimous-consent request, S3064 [22JN], S9721, S9722 [21DE]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (S. 4480), S3163 [23JN]

Income: remove overtime wages exemption for certain employees (S. 4823), S4577 [13SE]

Reports filed

Adopt H. Res. 1516, Approve Certain Regulations Implementing Provisions on Congressional Employees Coverage Under Family and Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1518) (H. Rept. 117–630), H9851 [14DE]

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 7701) (H. Rept. 117–540), H8384 [7OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 1516, approve certain regulations implementing provisions on congressional employees coverage under Family and Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, H9752–H9790 [14DE]

H. Res. 1518, adopt H. Res. 1516, approve certain regulations implementing provisions on congressional employees coverage under Family and Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, H9746 [14DE]