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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Labor Relations CommitteeWAGE, HOUR & LEAVE SUBCOMMITTEEMay 1, 20142:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.Amway-EmersonAGENDAChairman: Leonard Court????????????????????????????????????????????????Staff: Marc FreedmanSenate Minimum Wage increase bill—S. 2223Cloture vote on motion to proceed Wednesday: failed 54-42Would raise MW from $7.25 to $10.10 in three stepsWould index MW to inflationWould increase tip credit and index that to inflationHotly debated—broad coalition opposingPresidential Executive Order increasing minimum wage for federal contractorsWould increase minimum wage for employees on federal contracts to $10.10 and index to inflationMore questions than answersWhat tier of subcontractors?Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act “locally prevailing wage?”“Contract-like instruments”?Credit for fringe benefits?DOL doing rulemaking—EO says to be done by October 1; FAR Council also needs to do rulemakingPresidential Order directing DOL to revise regulations for overtimeNo specific detailsConsensus on raising salary basis and quantifying primary dutiesDOL conducting private listening sessions—Chamber scheduled for June 10Broad coalition effort—different industries than usual: financial sector, technology sectorNew nominee for Wage and Hour Administrator David WeilProfessor at? Boston University—associated with “fissured industries” discussion and? Wage and Hour enforcement? planConfirmed Monday, April 28, 51-42 First confirmed WHD administrator of Obama administrationCase Update: Steven Lehotsky, National Chamber Litigation CenterSandifer vs. U.S. SteelSupreme Court unanimous decision on January 27 in favor of U.S. Steel dealing with donning and doffing and union contractFluctuating Work WeekPayroll Cards Update—Jess Sharp, Center for Capital Markets CompetivenessMany companies now paying some of their employees using cards similar to gift cardsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau looking to regulateWage and hour overlay due to whether employees have to pay fees that result in them not receiving full compensation ................
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