HR 3540
106th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Blind
Disabled
Employment of the disabled
Health
Minimum wages
Vision disorders
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision or blindness.
Introduced: January 27, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 27, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 27, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a special certificate, which allows payment of wages lower than the Federal minimum wage to handicapped workers, to any individual by reason of that individual's impaired vision or blindness.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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