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H.R. 1693 (ih) To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged in fire protection activities. [Introduced in House] ...
H.R.1693
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the overtime
exemption for employees engaged in fire protection activities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.
Section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(y) `Employee in fire protection activities' means an employee,
including a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician,
rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous materials worker,
who--
``(1) is trained in fire suppression, has the legal authority
and responsibility to engage in fire suppression, and is employed
by a fire department of a municipality, county, fire district, or
State; and
``(2) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment
of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property,
or the environment is at risk.''.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION.
The amendment made by section 1 shall not be construed to reduce or
substitute for compensation standards: (1) contained in any existing or
future agreement or memorandum of understanding reached through
collective bargaining by a bona fide representative of employees in
accordance with the laws of a State or political subdivision of a
State; and (2) which result in compensation greater than the
compensation available to employees under the overtime exemption under
section 7(k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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