HR 879 · 93th Congress · Labor and Employment

Full Employment Act

Introduced 1973-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. O'Hara, James G. [D-MI-12]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1973-01-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Full Employment Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into and make payments under contracts with Federal, State, or local governmental agencies to provide useful public service employment to unemployed persons. Provides that such agreements shall provide that all persons employed, other than necessary technical, supervisory, and administrative personnel, will be selected from among eligible unemployed persons and that, to the maximum extent possible, technical, supervisory, and administrative personnel shall be recruited from among fully qualified, eligible unemployed persons. Provides that no person shall be paid a wage lower than the highest of the Federal or State minimum wage or the local prevailing wage rate and provides normal fringe benefits for such workers. Asserts that no agreement shall be entered into unless the Secretary of Labor determines that the execution of the agreement will result in an increase in employment opportunities over those which would otherwise be available and that it will not result in displacement of persons currently employed, including partial displacement resulting from a reduction in hours of work or wages or employment benefits. De…

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