Bill Text: TX HB4616 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to methods of calculating the minimum wage paid to an employee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-26 - Referred to International Relations & Economic Development [HB4616 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4616-Introduced.html
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By: Walle | H.B. No. 4616 |
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relating to methods of calculating the minimum wage paid to an | ||
employee. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as | ||
follows: | ||
Sec. 62.051. MINIMUM WAGE. (a) Except as provided by | ||
Section 62.057, an employer shall pay to each employee who is not | ||
exempt under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. | ||
Section 201 et seq.) at least the federal minimum wage under Section | ||
6, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206) for each | ||
hour the employee works. | ||
(b) For the purpose of calculating the minimum wage paid to | ||
an employee, an employer may not use a method that: | ||
(1) guarantees weekly pay for a variable number of | ||
hours; or | ||
(2) establishes a fixed salary for fluctuating hours | ||
in a workweek. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 62.151, Labor Code, is amended to read as | ||
follows: | ||
Sec. 62.151. PERSON COVERED BY FEDERAL ACT. A [ |
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private employment, other than wages under a public contract, does | ||
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of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.). | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |