HR 1237
102th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
American Samoa
Employment of the handicapped
Equal pay for equal work
Home labor
Hours of labor
Minimum wages
Overtime
Sex discrimination in employment
Standards
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 5, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Mar 5, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 5, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise its application.
Revises minimum wage and maximum hours provisions (as well as provisions for special industry committees for American Samoa) to apply such requirements specifically to employers of employees who in any workweek are engaged in industrial homework and who are either engaged in commerce or in the production of goods in commerce (in addition to any other employees so employed).
Revises the scope of the application of requirements relating to: (1) wage rate orders for employers in American Samoa; (2) prohibition of sex discrimination in wage rates; and (3) handicapped workers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Committees of jurisdiction
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