AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - OVERTIME WAGES (Exempts certain executive, administrative, and professional employees from overtime pay if their weekly wages exceed one thousand thirty-six dollars ($1,036), an increase from the current two hundred dollars ($200).)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2017
Last action Mar 30, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Labor
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Blazejewski
DDemocratic
P
Julie Casimiro
DDemocratic
P
Susan Donovan
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Tanzi
DDemocratic
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