Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases the minimum wage for certain employees and amends the definition of overtime.

Highlights:

• Requires an employer to pay 1 and a half times an employee’s regular wage rate whenever he or she has worked “overtime” hours (Sec. 2). 

• Defines “overtime” as any time worked over 40 hours in a scheduled work week (Sec. 3).

• Repeals previous law requiring an employer to pay an employee overtime after working a minimum of 8 hours in a work day (Sec. 2). 

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases the minimum wage for certain employees and amends the definition of overtime.

Highlights:

• Increases the minimum wage to $9.00 per hour for an employee whose employer does not offer a health insurance plan (Sec. 1).

• Defines “overtime” as any time worked over 40 hours in a week (Sec. 3).

• Repeals law that defines overtime as any time worked over 8 hours in a calendar day or 16-hour period (Sec. 3). 

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