US HB3164 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 57)
Status: Introduced on July 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Pay Workers a Living Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2016, or, if later, on the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act; (2) $10.50 an hour after one year; (3) $12.00 an hour after two years; (4) $13.50 an hour after three years; (5) $15.00 an hour after four years; and (6) the amount the Department of Labor determines (based on increases in the median hourly wage of all employees) after five years, and annually thereafter. The federal minimum wage for tipped employees shall increase to $3.15 an hour for one year on January 1, 2016, or the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act, whichever is later. Subsequent annual adjustments of the wage increase, according to a specified formula, shall ensure that it remains equal to the wage in effect under FLSA for other employees. Employers must notify their employees of the right to retain any received tips. The separate minimum wage requirements for tipped employees shall end, effective one day after the hourly wage established for them under this Act takes effect. Any employer may pay any newly hired employee under age 20, during the first 90 consecutive days after initial employment, a wage at a rate (currently $4.25 per hour) that is not less than the standard minimum rate, reduced by $3.00 per hour. The Secretary must publish the amount of any upwardly adjusted required wage in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website 60 days before it takes effect.
Title
Pay Workers a Living Wage Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. |
| 2015-07-22 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
| 2015-07-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1832 (Related) 2015-07-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Government information and archives
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3164/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3164/BILLS-114hr3164ih.pdf |
