S 1126 · 96th Congress · Labor and Employment

A bill to amend the Walsh-Healey Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to permit certain employees to work a ten-hour day in the case of a four-day workweek, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1979-05-14· Sponsored by Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.(1979-05-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Walsh-Healey Act to permit government contractors to have their employees work a four-day workweek consisting of four ten-hour days. Amends the Contract Work Hours Standards Act to revise overtime guidelines to accommodate such a workweek. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to increase the minimum rate of overtime pay to two times regular pay.…

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