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IN SB0512
Bill
Status
4/18/2019
Primary Sponsor
David Niezgodski
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AI Summary
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Exempts air carrier employees from overtime pay requirements when hours exceeding 40 per week result from voluntary shift-trading agreements between employees rather than employer-mandated schedules
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Applies to air carriers subject to Title II of the federal Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 181 et seq.)
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Removes obsolete minimum wage provisions referencing historical rates from 1968-2007 (ranging from $1.25 to $5.15 per hour)
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Reorganizes and relocates existing tip credit provisions, maintaining the $2.13 per hour minimum cash wage for tipped employees as established under federal law
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Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Exemption from overtime pay. Provides that the requirement to pay an employee who works more than 40 hours in a work week at least 150% of the employee's regular rate for the overtime hours does not apply to an employee of an air carrier to the extent that the hours worked by the employee during a work week in excess of 40 hours are not required by the air carrier but are arranged through a voluntary agreement between employees to trade or reassign their scheduled work hours. Removes outdated language. Relocates language concerning the tip credit. Makes conforming amendments.
Last Action
Public Law 38
4/18/2019