HR 5578 · 101th Congress · Labor and Employment

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain model garment programs from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1990-09-11· Sponsored by Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.(1990-10-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, with respect to industrial homework regulations, to forbid the Secretary of Labor from making any regulation or order to prohibit an employee from constructing or assembling, at any location, any garment or craft item for display purposes at retail premises, if such garment or item is not resold. Exempts from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements construction or assemblage of display model garments or craft items which are not resold, if the work is voluntary and incidental to the work usually performed by such employee.…

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