COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFAR

HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey, Chairman

Comparison of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as proposed to be amended by 4 Legislative Proposals in 92d Cong., S. 1861 (Williams Bill), as Reported by the Subcommittee on Labor (April 11, 1972) S. 2259 (Prouty Bill), H.R. 7130 (Dent Bill), as Reported (Nov. 17, 1971) to the House, H.R. 14104 (Erlenborn Bill)-Continued

Present law

III. MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE FOR EMPLOYEES IN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

Determined by special industry
committees, but not over $1.60.

Williams bill (as reported by
subcommittee)

Employees making less than $0.80
per hour under the most recent
wage order raised to $1.00 60
days after enactment. There-
after, their wages are increased
by $0.20 per hour each year
until parity is achieved with
the mainland minimum.
Employees over $0.80 per hour are
raised $0.20 per hour each year
after enactment until parity is
achieved.
Employees newly covered by the
Fair Labor Standards Amend-
ments of 1972 will have mini-
mums set (but not below $1.00
per hour) by newly appointed
special industry committees.
Upon the setting of such mini-
mums, the raises for previously
covered employees go into
effect.

Each year, special industry com-
mittees may increase the $0.20
per hour raise, but they may
not lower it.
Certain hotel, motel, restaurant

and food service employees are
brought up to mainland mini-
mum on the effective date of
the amendments.

For other employees presently
covered by a wage order:
Percentage increases in wage
orders equal to percentage
increases in counterpart main-
land rates, as follows. Such
increases may be reviewed by
industry committees appointed
by the Secretary of Labor.
For nonagricultural employees
covered before 1966 amend-
ments, 25-percent increase
during calendar 1972.
For nonagricultural employees
covered by 1966 amendments,
two 12.5-percent increases, 1
during calendar 1972 and the
2d effective Jan. 1, 1973.

For agricultural workers, two 16-
percent increases, 1 during
calendar 1972 and the 2d
effective Jan. 1, 1973.
Provides for special industry
committees to recommend
minimum rates for employees
covered by 1971 amendments.
Requires all industry commit-
tees to recommend the mini-
mum rates applicable for
counterpart mainland em-

Erlenborn bill

For hotel, motel, restaurant, food
service, and Government em-
ployees: Minimum wage rates
the same as those for counter-
part mainland employees, with
same effective dates.
For other employees presently
covered by a wage order, the
following minimum wages
(except as modified by special
industry committees to prevent
substantial curtailment of
employment in the industry):
For nonagricultural employ-
ees covered before 1966
amendments, a 25-percent
increase effective no earlier
than 60 days from effective
date of the Act.

For nonagricultural employ-
ees covered by 1966 amend-
ments, two 12.5-percent
increases, the first effective
no earlier than 60 days
from effective date of the
Act and the second effective
year later.

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For agricultural employees,
two 16-percent increases,

with effective dates calcu-
lated the same as for non-
agricultural employees
covered by 1966 amend-
ments.

Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision, no minimum rate shall
he lose th

Covers only employees covered by and not exempt from minimum wage provisions of the law.

Limited coverage of government
employees (schools, hospitals,
and wage board employees).

No coverage of domestic service employees.

No coverage of retail and service enterprises with annual gross sales volume below $250,000.

No coverage in agriculture
unless the employer used
more than 500 man-days of
agricultural labor during
peak quarter.

No such coverage. No such coverage.

Equal pay provision applied to
executive, administrative, or
professional employees, and
outside salesmen.

Federal, State, and local govern-
ment employees (special pro-
vision is made for averaging
overtime hours for State and
local law enforcement and fire
protection employees, including
a scaling down from 48 to 40
hours per week before the over-
time penalty is applicable).
Domestic service employees,
except babysitters.
Retail and Service Establishment
employees working in small
chain stores and employees in
enterprises grossing between
$150,000 and $250,000.
Minimum wage coverage ex-
panded to include local seasonal
hand harvest laborers.
Local seasonal hand harvest
laborers included for purposes
of calculating the number of
man-days of labor used by a
farm during the peak quarter.
500 man-day test retained for
purposes of determining which
farms are covered.