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Search Results: keywords:"fair labor standards act"

H. R. 2262 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes.
March 21, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:427
H.R. 2262 aims to change the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by not counting certain activities as work hours. The bill says that time spent attending or participating in lectures, educational or training programs, and similar activities outside of regular working hours does...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 2262 is a proposal that wants to change a rule so that if someone goes to classes or training outside their job hours, it’s not counted as work time—kind of like a break time for learning. But, it's only okay if they choose to go on their own and don't do work stuff during these times.
H. R. 1193 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in timber harvesting entities or mechanized timber harvesting entities from child labor laws, and for other purposes.
February 11, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:657
H.R. 1193 is a bill that proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, specifically to allow some 16- and 17-year-olds to work in timber harvesting jobs without being subject to child labor laws. It defines what constitutes a "timber harvesting employer" and a...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1193 is a bill that wants to let some teenagers, who are 16 or 17 years old, work in jobs that involve cutting down trees, as long as they follow safety rules and work with family businesses. It tries to make sure these young people can have jobs without breaking child labor laws.
H. R. 561 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for certain overtime payments.
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January 20, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:788
H.R. 561, known as the "Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2025," proposes to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow workers to deduct certain overtime earnings from their taxable income. The bill states that individuals can deduct up to 20% of their overtime pay from the same...
Simple Explanation
The "Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2025" is a plan that lets people pay less in taxes on the extra money they earn from working more hours, but this only helps if their total pay isn't too high and the rule is only going to last until 2029.
S. 5362 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding the application of wage and hour provisions to minor league baseball players, and for other purposes.
November 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:244
S. 5362, titled the “Fair Ball Act,” proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding wage and hour rules for minor league baseball players. The bill aims to amend Section 13(a)(19) of the Act by ensuring that only players under an unexpired collective...
Simple Explanation
S. 5362 wants to change some rules to make sure minor league baseball players are treated fairly with pay and work hours, but only if they have a special group deal that hasn't run out yet. This is to help protect them and make sure they're not taken advantage of.
H. J. RES. 116 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
March 06, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:454
H. J. RES. 116 is a joint resolution introduced in the House of Representatives to block a rule made by the Department of Labor. This rule addresses how workers are classified as either employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The resolution...
Simple Explanation
This is about a disagreement on whether workers should be called "employees" or "independent contractors." Some people in Congress want to stop a new rule by the Department of Labor from being used because they don’t agree with it.
S. 509 — To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws.
February 11, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:634
S. 509, titled the "Future Logging Careers Act," is a bill introduced in the Senate to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work in certain logging operations that are generally restricted under child labor laws. It amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to define what a...
Simple Explanation
The Future Logging Careers Act is a plan to let teenagers who are 16 or 17 years old work in some parts of logging, which is cutting down trees, as long as it's safe and not the really dangerous parts, like using big chainsaws, unless they are working with their family.
H. R. 2304 — To preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay, and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay, under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
March 24, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:740
H. R. 2304 aims to preserve certain wage exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for specific services. The bill maintains that workers providing companionship services to seniors and people with disabilities, and those providing live-in domestic services, can...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 2304 is a plan that says people who help take care of older folks or people who need extra help at home don't have to be paid a special kind of money for extra work, even if their boss isn't the family they're helping.
H. R. 8938 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude overtime compensation from gross income for purposes of the income tax.
July 08, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:285
H.R. 8938, known as the “Keep Every Extra Penny Act of 2024,” proposes an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The bill aims to exclude overtime pay from being considered as part of an individual's gross income for income tax purposes. This means that when...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8938 is about changing the rules so that when people work extra hours and earn more money, the extra money they make won't be counted when figuring out how much tax they need to pay. So, if someone works a lot of overtime, they might end up paying less in taxes.
H. R. 2312 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the definition of the term tipped employee, and for other purposes.
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March 24, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:334
H.R. 2312, known as the “Tipped Employee Protection Act,” proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to update how a "tipped employee" is defined. The bill redefines tipped employees as those who receive tips and other cash wages that, when combined with a...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 2312 is a new rule about how workers who get tips should be paid. It says that people who get tips should make at least the same amount of money as if they were getting a regular paycheck, and it lets bosses choose how often they check if workers are earning enough.
H. R. 1314 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to eliminate the separate minimum wage for tipped employees, and for other purposes.
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February 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:1,166
The Tipped Income Protection and Support Act, or TIPS Act (H. R. 1314) aims to change the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by removing the separate lower minimum wage for tipped employees. Instead, tipped employees would earn the standard minimum wage, and...
Simple Explanation
The TIPS Act is a bill that plans to make sure workers who get tips, like restaurant servers, get the full normal minimum wage instead of a lower one, and they can keep all their tips, though they might need to share them with coworkers. It also lets these workers pay less tax on their tips if they follow certain rules.
H. R. 2219 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit certain practices by employers relating to restrictions on discussion of employees' and prospective employees' salary and benefit history, and for other purposes.
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March 18, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:742
H. R. 2219, known as the “Salary History Question Prohibition Act,” proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The bill aims to make it illegal for employers to ask about a prospective employee's salary or benefit history during the hiring process unless the...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 2219 is like a set of new rules that say bosses can't ask about how much money someone used to make when they are looking for a new job unless the person decides to tell them after they get a job offer. If a boss breaks these rules, they might have to pay a fine, kind of like paying for a mistake.
H. R. 1319 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the standard for determining whether an individual is an employee, and for other purposes.
February 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:608
H.R. 1319 aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act to clarify how to determine if an individual is an employee or an independent contractor. The bill specifies that a person is considered an independent contractor if they have...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1319 wants to help people know if they're working for someone as an employee or if they're more like a boss working on their own. It explains that if someone runs their work like a business and isn't told exactly how to do their job, they might be their own boss, not an employee.
H. R. 1962 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the overtime wages exemption for certain employees, and for other purposes.
March 06, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:188
H. R. 1962 seeks to change the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by eliminating the overtime pay exemption for certain employees, specifically truckers. By removing paragraph (1) from Section 13(b) of the Act, this bill aims to ensure that these workers are eligible to receive...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to change a law so that truck drivers can get extra pay when they work long hours, just like many other workers do.
H. R. 405 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude overtime compensation from gross income for purposes of the income tax.
January 15, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:293
H. R. 405, also cited as the “Keep Every Extra Penny Act of 2025,” seeks to change the U.S. tax code by excluding overtime pay from a person's gross income for tax purposes. This amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 would mean that individuals wouldn't have to pay...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 405 is a plan to change the rules so people don't have to pay extra taxes on the money they earn from working more hours than usual. This means they get to keep more of the extra money they make from working overtime.
H. R. 10427 — To require the Secretary of Labor to withdraw a proposed rule relating to certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1937.
December 16, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:217
H.R. 10427 requires the Secretary of Labor to cancel a proposed rule regarding certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1937. These certificates allow employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. The bill is...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10427 is a bill that tells the Secretary of Labor to cancel a new rule that would change how some workers with disabilities are paid, so these workers can still have jobs even if they earn less than the usual minimum wage.
H. R. 7099 — To preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay, and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay, under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
January 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:754
H. R. 7099 aims to maintain specific exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for certain types of workers. It preserves the exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements for companionship services and from overtime requirements for live-in domestic services. The bill...
Simple Explanation
In simple terms, this bill is about deciding which helpers, like babysitters or caretakers, don't need to be paid extra for working long hours. It tries to make sure that both families and companies who hire these helpers agree on what jobs these workers can do without getting overtime pay.
H. R. 9873 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain modifications in relation to the minimum wage.
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September 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:6,871
H.R. 9873, also known as the "American Stability Act," aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It primarily seeks to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, establish what is called a "stability wage," and provide...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9873, or the "American Stability Act," wants to make sure people earn at least $15 per hour and change how taxes work, so that people who earn more pay a bit extra, while those who earn less might have to pay less.
S. 4710 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.
July 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,739
The bill, titled the "Working Families Flexibility Act of 2024," proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow private sector employees to choose compensatory time off instead of overtime pay. Employees can opt for one and a half hours of leave for each overtime hour...
Simple Explanation
The bill suggests a new rule where people working in private companies can choose to get more time off instead of extra money for working overtime, but there are rules in place to make sure everyone is treated fairly and bosses don't take advantage. It's like saying if you work extra hours, you can pick either extra money or a little more vacation time.
H. R. 9624 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to eliminate the separate minimum wage for tipped employees, and for other purposes.
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September 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,122
H.R. 9624, titled the “Tipped Income Protection and Support Act” or “TIPS Act,” proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It aims to eliminate the separate, lower minimum wage for tipped employees, ensuring they receive at least the standard federal minimum...
Simple Explanation
The TIPS Act says that people who get tips at work should be paid the same as everyone else, not less. It also helps them save some money on taxes for the cash tips they get, as long as their income isn't too high.
H. R. 85 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow the pooling of tips among all employees, and for other purposes.
January 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:298
H. R. 85, known as the “Small Business Flexibility Act,” seeks to modify the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. This bill aims to allow the pooling of tips among all employees in a workplace, instead of restricting tips to specific roles. The proposed changes include revising...
Simple Explanation
In a restaurant or café, when people leave extra money called tips, there are rules about who gets to share them. This bill wants to change the rules so that everyone working there, even those who don't usually get tips, can share the tip money.
H. R. 9799 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for certain overtime payments.
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September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:788
H.R. 9799, titled the “Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2024,” aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers to deduct a portion of their overtime earnings from their taxes. This deduction would be limited to 20% of the individual's other wages and is not available for those...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9799 is a bill that wants to let people pay less tax when they work overtime by allowing them to count some of the extra money they earn as not taxable, but this only works if they make less than certain amounts of money. It lasts until the end of 2029 and aims to help people save on their taxes when working extra hours.
H. R. 8911 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to allow employees to take meal, rest, restroom, and medical breaks, and for other purposes.
June 28, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,328
H.R. 8911, titled the "Worker Rights and Support Act," seeks to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It aims to ensure that employers allow their employees to take breaks for meals, rest, restroom use, and medical needs. For every six hours of work, employees are...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure workers can take breaks during work to eat, rest, go to the bathroom, or take care of medical needs, while also making sure these rules don't change any better deals they might already have.
H. R. 122 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of 4, with 2 children under the age of 18, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes.
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January 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:1,091
H.R. 122, known as the "Original Living American Wage Act," aims to change how the minimum wage is calculated in the United States. It proposes that the Federal minimum wage should be based on the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a family of four with two children. The bill outlines...
Simple Explanation
The "Original Living American Wage Act" is a plan to make sure people earn enough money from their jobs to live comfortably. It wants to raise the lowest pay people can get each year, so it’s always more than what’s needed for a basic life, just like making sure your allowance is enough to buy everything you need.
H. R. 240 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for the preemption of certain State overtime laws for agricultural employees.
January 07, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:276
The bill H. R. 240, known as the "Protect Local Farms Act," seeks to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It aims to override, or preempt, state laws that limit the workweek to less than 60 hours for agricultural employees. This means that no state law could impose a...
Simple Explanation
The Protect Local Farms Act is a rule that says workers on farms can work up to 60 hours every week, and no states are allowed to make their own rules to give these workers fewer hours to work in a week.
S. 1115 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
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March 25, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:6,483
S. 1115, also known as the Paycheck Fairness Act, seeks to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen protections against wage discrimination based on sex. It introduces measures like setting criteria for fair pay, offering negotiation skills training, and...
Simple Explanation
The Paycheck Fairness Act wants to make sure that boys and girls get the same amount of money for doing the same job, by teaching people how to ask for the right pay, making sure everyone's pay is fair, and promising prizes to bosses who do a great job of treating everyone equally.
H. R. 9337 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for increased criminal and civil penalties for wage theft.
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August 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:932
The H.R. 9337, also known as the "Don’t Stand for Taking Employed Americans’ Livings Act" or the "Don’t STEAL Act," aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance penalties for wage theft. The bill requires employers to honor employment contracts specifying...
Simple Explanation
The Don't STEAL Act wants to stop bad bosses from taking money they should pay their workers. It says if bosses don't pay what they promised, they can get big fines or even go to jail, and the money from fines will help check that bosses pay workers what they're owed.
S. J. RES. 63 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
March 06, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:346
The joint resolution S. J. RES. 63 seeks congressional approval to nullify a rule submitted by the Department of Labor. This rule concerns the classification of workers as either employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The resolution indicates...
Simple Explanation
S. J. RES. 63 is a plan by some people in the government to stop a new rule that talks about how to decide if someone is a worker or a helper who works for themselves. If they agree, the rule won't count anymore.
H. J. RES. 116 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Labor relating to Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
April 05, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:656
H. J. RES. 116 is a resolution expressing Congress's disapproval of a rule issued by the Department of Labor. The rule in question deals with how workers are classified as either employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Once Congress disapproves the rule, it...
Simple Explanation
H. J. RES. 116 is a plan from Congress to say "no" to a rule about how workers are called either "employees" or "independent contractors," which means the rule would not be used anymore. Congress didn't explain why they don't like the rule, but it means they want to stop it from being followed.
H. R. 8401 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for a portion of employer social security taxes paid with respect to service charges paid by the employer to an employee in the form of wages, and for other purposes.
May 15, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:825
H.R. 8401, known as the "Restaurant Service Charge Fairness Act," proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The bill aims to allow employers to receive a tax credit for part of the Social Security taxes they pay on service charges given as wages to employees....
Simple Explanation
Imagine a restaurant that gives extra money to their workers when customers pay. This bill wants to help the restaurant by letting them pay less tax on this extra money, but they have to choose between getting a tax break for these extra payments or for regular tips, not both.
S. 893 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the overtime wages exemption for certain employees, and for other purposes.
March 06, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:207
S. 893 proposes to change the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by eliminating the exemption from overtime wages for certain employees, specifically targeting truckers. The bill, titled the “Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act,” aims to ensure that truck drivers, who were...
Simple Explanation
Imagine if truck drivers work extra hours during a week; this bill says they should get extra money for those hours. It's like if you have to do more chores than usual, you get more stars on your reward chart.
S. 1046 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude overtime compensation from gross income for purposes of the income tax.
March 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:287
S. 1046 aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by excluding overtime pay from being counted as part of a person's taxable income. This means that workers would not have to pay federal income tax on the extra money they earn from overtime work as required by the Fair...
Simple Explanation
S. 1046 is a bill that wants to make it so people don't have to pay taxes on the extra money they earn when they work more than their usual hours, called overtime. If it becomes a law, this new rule will start for overtime money earned after the law starts.
S. 920 — To ensure that Federal contractors comply with child labor laws, and for other purposes.
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March 10, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:2,181
S. 920, titled the “Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act,” aims to ensure that federal contractors adhere to child labor laws. It requires companies to certify they haven't violated child labor laws in the past three years in order to receive federal...
Simple Explanation
S. 920 is a new rule that says companies must promise they haven't broken child labor laws lately to get work from the government, and if they do break the rules, they have to fix it or they can't get more work later.
H. R. 2270 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude child and dependent care services and payments from the rate used to compute overtime compensation.
March 21, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:351
H.R. 2270 proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to modify how overtime pay is calculated. Specifically, it seeks to exclude the value of child and dependent care services, as well as payments or reimbursements for such services, from the calculation of...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 2270 is a bill that suggests employers shouldn't count money spent on taking care of kids or dependents when they calculate extra pay for working overtime. This change is meant to be used for work weeks that start after the bill becomes official.
S. 4038 — To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor, and for other purposes.
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March 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:6,506
S. 4038, also known as the "Children’s Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety of 2024" or the "CARE Act of 2024", aims to strengthen child labor laws in the United States, particularly in the agricultural sector. The bill proposes changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,...
Simple Explanation
The "CARE Act of 2024" is a new rule that aims to keep kids safe while working, especially on farms, by setting stricter rules and bigger penalties for businesses that break child labor laws. It wants to make sure that kids aren't doing dangerous jobs and that they are protected from getting hurt.

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