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Fair Wage Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-4443| House 
| Updated: 9/20/2019
Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fair Wage Act of 2019 This bill phases in increases in the federal minimum wage based on the metropolitan statistical area or the nonmetropolitan portion in which an employer resides, adjusted to account for the cost-of-living in such area. In determining the cash wage any employer is required to pay a tipped employee, such wage shall be no less than the amount equal to 30% of the federal minimum wage determined for the metropolitan statistical area or the nonmetropolitan portion in which the employer resides. Any employer may pay a newly hired employee who is 18 years of age or younger, or in the case of the wage that applies in Puerto Rico 24 years of age or younger, during the first 90 consecutive days after the employee's initial employment, a wage which is not less than 2/3 of the federal minimum wage determined for the metropolitan statistical area or the nonmetropolitan portion in which the employer resides.
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Timeline
Sep 20, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • September 20, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • September 20, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2080: Paying Hourly Americans Stronger Earnings (PHASE) in $15 Wage Act
State and local financeWages and earnings

Fair Wage Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-4443| House 
| Updated: 9/20/2019
Fair Wage Act of 2019 This bill phases in increases in the federal minimum wage based on the metropolitan statistical area or the nonmetropolitan portion in which an employer resides, adjusted to account for the cost-of-living in such area. In determining the cash wage any employer is required to pay a tipped employee, such wage shall be no less than the amount equal to 30% of the federal minimum wage determined for the metropolitan statistical area or the nonmetropolitan portion in which the employer resides. Any employer may pay a newly hired employee who is 18 years of age or younger, or in the case of the wage that applies in Puerto Rico 24 years of age or younger, during the first 90 consecutive days after the employee's initial employment, a wage which is not less than 2/3 of the federal minimum wage determined for the metropolitan statistical area or the nonmetropolitan portion in which the employer resides.
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Timeline
Sep 20, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • September 20, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • September 20, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2080: Paying Hourly Americans Stronger Earnings (PHASE) in $15 Wage Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
State and local financeWages and earnings