HR 1542 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code, to require pay differentials for nurses in Veterans' Administration hospitals who perform evening, night, weekend, holiday, or overtime duty and to authorize payment for standby or on-call time, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1973-01-09· Sponsored by Rep. Helstoski, Henry [D-NJ-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1973-01-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires pay differentials (additional pay exceeding the hourly rate of pay of an employee) of 15 percent of the employee's hourly rate on weekdays, 20 percent on Saturdays, 30 percent on Sundays, 100 to 200 percent on legal public holidays, and 150-200 percent for overtime for nurses in Veterans' Administration hospitals who perform evening, night, weekend, holiday, or overtime duty. Authorizes payment for standby or on-call time to such employees. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 4107)…

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