AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGE (Allows employers to pay the greater or 75% of the state minimum wage rate, or the federal minimum wage rate to employees eighteen (18) years or younger during the first six hundred eighty (680) hours or ninety (90) days of their employment.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2017
Last action May 17, 2017
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Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/17/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
02/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MA
Marc A. Cote
DDemocratic
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