Food Worker Pay Standards Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 5, 2020)
Food Worker Pay Standards Act
This bill prohibits the federal government from purchasing any meat, meat food product, poultry, poultry food product, or processed food produced by workers in the United States who are compensated at a rate lower than the prevailing rate for wages and fringe benefits for such workers in their locality.
The Department of Labor shall determine the prevailing rates and in determining such rates shall take into account any applicable existing collective bargaining agreements in the locality. In no case shall a prevailing rate established pursuant to this bill supersede a worker's wages and benefits agreed to in a collective bargaining agreement.
What just happenedMar 5, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 5, 2020
- Mar 5, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Mar 5, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House