H.R. 8555
Living Wage For All Act
Sponsor: Delia C. Ramirez
34 cosponsors
- Judy Chu
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Emily Randall
- Summer L. Lee
- Zoe Lofgren
- Maxwell Frost
- James P. McGovern
- Adelita S. Grijalva
- Adriano Espaillat
- Analilia Mejia
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Christian D. Menefee
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Danny K. Davis
- Donald Norcross
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Frederica S. Wilson
- Greg Casar
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- LaMonica McIver
- Lateefah Simon
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Pramila Jayapal
- Rashida Tlaib
- Ro Khanna
- Shri Thanedar
- Ted Lieu
- Yassamin Ansari
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Mark Pocan
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Text of the bill
(a) Wages
(1) Transition to living wages for individuals with disabilities. Subparagraph (A) of section 14(c)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
(A) at a rate that equals or exceeds, for each year, the greater of—
(i)
(I) $5.00 an hour, for the 1-year period beginning on the effective date under section 11 of the Living Wage For All Act;
(II) for each succeeding 1-year period until the wage rate under this clause equals the wage rate in effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period, an hourly wage equal to the amount determined under this clause for the preceding year, increased by the lesser of—
(aa) $1.75; or
(bb) the amount necessary for the wage rate under this clause to equal the wage rate in effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period; and
(III) for each succeeding 1-year period after the increase made pursuant to clause (II)(bb), the wage rate in effect under section 6(a)(1); or
(ii) if applicable, the wage rate in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Living Wage For All Act for the employment, under a special certificate issued under this paragraph, of the individual for whom the wage rate is being determined under this subparagraph,
(2) Prohibition on new special certificates; transition assistance
(A) In general. Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(6) Prohibition on new special certificates. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not issue a special certificate under this subsection to an employer that was not issued a special certificate under this subsection before the date of enactment of the Living Wage For All Act.
(7) Transition assistance. Upon request, the Secretary shall provide—
(A) technical assistance and information to employers issued a special certificate under this subsection for the purposes of—
(i) assisting such employers to comply with this subsection, as amended by the Living Wage For All Act; and
(ii) ensuring continuing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities receiving a special minimum wage rate under this subsection; and
(B) information to individuals employed at a special minimum wage rate under this subsection, which may include referrals to Federal or State entities with expertise in competitive integrated employment.
(B) Effective date. The amendments made by this paragraph shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(3) Sunset. Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)), as amended by paragraph (2), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
(8) Sunset. Beginning on the day after the date on which the wage rate described in paragraph (1)(A)(i) first equals the wage rate in effect under section 6(a)(1), the authority to issue special certificates under paragraph (1) shall expire, and no special certificates issued under paragraph (1) shall have any legal effect.
(b) Publication of notice
(1) Amendment. Subsection (i) of section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), as added by section 8 of the Living Wage For All Act, is amended by striking or section 14(c)(1)(A).
(2) Effective date. The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the day after the date on which the wage rate described in section 14(c)(1)(A)(i) first equals the wage rate in effect under section 6(a)(1).