HR 3179
113th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Disaster relief and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation
Labor standards
Life, casualty, property insurance
Natural disasters
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a specific limited exemption from the overtime pay requirements of such Act for work related to disaster or catastrophe claims adjustment after a major disaster.
Introduced: September 25, 2013
Introduced by:
Hudson, Richard
Republican
· North Carolina
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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 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 25, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from maximum hours requirements any employee who: (1) adjusts or evaluates claims resulting from or relating to a major disaster for at least $591 per week (or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary of Labor, whichever is greater) during the 2-year period after the disaster; and (2) is employed as an adjuster or evaluator by an employer not itself engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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