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H.R. 2933 99th Congress House

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985

Official title: A bill to raise the overtime compensation requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 from one and one-half times to two times the regular rate; to re… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to raise the overtime compensation requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 from one and one-half times to two times the regular rate; to reduce for overtime purposes the number of hours in a workweek from forty hours to thirty-two hours in six steps over eight years; to prohibit the scheduling of overtime without the consent of the worker; and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 1985 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee rightsHours of laborOvertimeStandardsWages
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Jul 22, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Jul 9, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 9, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 22, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum rate of overtime pay to two times the rate of regular pay.

Reduces, in six steps over an eight-year period, the maximum hours which an employee must work in order to qualify for overtime pay to 32 hours. Decreases the number of hours which certain employees who are excepted from the present 40 per week maximum hour rule must work in order to qualify for overtime pay.

Prohibits any employer from scheduling an employee to work overtime without the employee's consent. Sets forth a formula for determining liquidated damages for violations of such prohibition.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2933: Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2933/
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"H.R. 2933: Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2933/.
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H.R. 2933, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2933/.
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