Congress 107 - HR 917 - Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act

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Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Commerce Compensation (Law) Damages Debarment of government contractors Department of Labor Dismissal of employees Executive compensation Federal employees Fringe benefits Government contractors Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Injunctions Judicial review of administrative acts Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Liability (Law) Minimum wages Nonprofit organizations Punitive damages Small business Social Welfare Subcontractors Wages Whistle blowing

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Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act - Requires the Federal government and any employer under a Federal contract or subcontract exceeding $10,000 to pay each of their respective workers: (1) an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) necessary for such employee to earn, while working 40 hours a week on a full-time basis, the amount of the Federal poverty level for a family of four; and (2) an additional amount, based on the locality in which a worker resides, sufficient to cover the costs to such worker to obtain any fringe benefits not provided by the worker's employer.

Exempts employers that are: (1) small business concerns; or (2) nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, if the ratio of the total compensation of the chief executive officer to that of the full-time equivalent of their lowest-paid employee is not greater than 25 to 1.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to enforce this Act. Makes Federal contractors that are part of a pattern or practice of violations of such wage requirements subject to Federal contract suspension, a five-year ineligibility period, and liability for Government costs of obtaining a replacement contractor. Provides for judicial review of the Secretary's determinations, and authorizes the President to suspend the provisions of this Act in times of emergency. Allows an aggrieved worker to bring a civil action against an employer for appropriate relief for a violation of this Act, if the employer has not paid or reinstated the worker as a result of the administrative action.

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Apr 30, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Apr 5, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E554)
Mar 15, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy.
Mar 7, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 7, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (text of measure as introduced: CR 4/5/2001 E554-555)
Mar 7, 2001

Introduced in House

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