To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employers from paying employees in the garment industry by piece rate, to require manufacturers and contractors in the garment industry to register with the Department of Labor, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employers from paying employees in the garment industry by piece rate, to require manufacturers and contractors in the garment industry to register with the Department of Labor, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Finance, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H84078E6FEDAF43479F47BD511A74C50F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change Act or the FABRIC Act.
- Section H1930AD6C4B294317B51D4DD0D61E3FC9: 2. Payment and liability requirements in the garment industry The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended— by inserting after...
- Section H279ACED3E7F94B979069B6F95D4BB66C: 8. Requirements for the garment industry No employer shall pay an employee employed in the garment industry, who in any workweek is engaged in commerce or in...
- Section H6A3C3C5DD4224E159ABEF3183D06B1F1: 3. Registration of garment manufacturers and contractors In this section: The term employee has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Fair Labor...
- Section H01E4E51548074DA0BF45CE09B7C60DE0: 4. Undersecretary of the Garment Industry There is established in the Department of Labor the Office of the Garment Industry (referred to in this section as...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employers from paying employees in the garment industry by piece rate, to require manufacturers and contractors in the garment industry to register with the Department of Labor, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Finance, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employers from paying employees in the garment industry by piece rate, to require manufacturers and contractors in the garment industry to register with the Department of Labor, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Nadler (for himself, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Lee of California, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an entity that is— a garment manufacturer that is incorporated in and performs garment manufacturing within the United States
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