HR 94
104th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Emergency Management
Fire fighters
Hours of labor
Minimum wages
Overtime
Rescue work
Volunteer workers
Entitled "The Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act".
Introduced: January 4, 1995
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Jan 4, 1995
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 Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1