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HR 5721 98th Congress House Labor and Employment Children and youth Minimum wages Standards Wages Youth employment

Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1984

Introduced: May 23, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Jun 1, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
May 23, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 23, 1984
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1984 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to pay employees under 20 years of age 75 percent of the minimum wage rate between May and September of each year. Exempts such employees from special certificate requirements. Restricts such authorization to: (1) hours worked by eligible employees in compliance with applicable child labor laws; and (2) youth employed after May 1 of each year.

Prohibits the removal of employees ineligible for the subminimum wage rate in order to replace them with employees who are eligible.

Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act.

Terminates the minimum wage rate exception after September 30, 1987.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to monitor the implementation of this Act and to report to the Congress concerning the employment effects of this Act.

What's happening now June 1, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1