Travel Advisor Retail Fairness Act
This bill requires the Department of Labor to revise regulations to remove travel agencies from the partial list of establishments having no retail concept. An establishment having no retail concept may not claim the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.Until Labor completes such a revision, a travel agency shall be considered an establishment having a retail concept.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 2506 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2506
To direct the Secretary of Labor to remove travel agencies from the
partial list of establishments having no retail concept for the
purposes of certain exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 2, 2019
Mr. Rooney of Florida (for himself, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Biggs)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Labor
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Labor to remove travel agencies from the
partial list of establishments having no retail concept for the
purposes of certain exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Advisor Retail Fairness
Act''.
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF TRAVEL AGENCIES.
(a) Change of Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall revise the
regulations set forth in section 779.317 of title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations, to remove travel agencies from the partial list of
establishments having no retail concept.
(b) Interim Effect.--Until the Secretary completes the revisions
required by subsection (a) and notwithstanding section 779 of title 29,
Code of Federal Regulations, a travel agency shall not be considered an
establishment having no retail concept for the purposes of certain
exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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