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S. 1608 (98th)

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide persons may not be employed at less than the applicable wage under that Act.

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Introduced

12 July 1983

Last action

21 July 1983 · Referred

Status

Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, OMB.

Sponsors

Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]

Subjects

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21 April 2025

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Summary

Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from issuing a special certificate for the employment of a handicapped individual at wages lower than the minimum wage if such individual's sole handicap is blindness or visual impairment.

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Timeline

  1. 12 July 1983

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 July 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 July 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Labor.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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