HR 3949
103th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Emergency Management
Fire fighters
Health
Overtime
Paramedical personnel
Rescue work
Unfair labor practices
Volunteer workers
Entitled, "The Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Act".
Introduced: March 3, 1994
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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 23, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.
Mar 3, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 3, 1994
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from coverage any fire fighters or rescue squad members during the period in which they volunteer their services at a location where they are not employed.
Waives overtime compensation requirements when fire fighters or rescue squad members volunteer their services to their employer and sign a legally binding waiver.
Prohibits employer coercion of such volunteering.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.
Committees of jurisdiction
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