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S 349 102th Congress Senate 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

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Feb 5, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Feb 5, 1991
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 wage rate orders for employers in American Samoa, prohibition of sex discrimination in wage rates, and handicapped workers.

What's happening now February 5, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1237 Identical bill To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.
  • HR 2204 Identical bill To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 20, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 349: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-349/
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