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S 2687 98th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Child labor Children and youth Minimum wages Standards Wages Youth employment

Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1984

Introduced: May 17, 1984 See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 1984
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-944.
May 17, 1984
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
May 17, 1984
Introduced in Senate
 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 18, 1984

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-944.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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