Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2013

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to index future increases to such wage to increases in the consumer price index. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2013 2. Increases in the Federal minimum wage (a) Minimum wage Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1) (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking not less than— not less than the greater of— (2) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following: (A) $10.50 an hour; and (B) beginning 1 year after the wage provided for in subparagraph (A) takes effect and each year thereafter, the wage determined by the Secretary that raises the wage of the preceding year in proportion to the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the preceding year, and maintains the wage of the previous year should the Consumer Price Index decrease. . (b) Minimum wage for tipped employees Section 3(m)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(m)(1) (1) the cash wage paid such employee shall be 70 percent of the minimum wage in effect under section 6(a)(1); and . (c) Publication of wages Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 (c) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date of any increase in the minimum wage pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) or increase in the minimum wage for tipped employees in accordance with section 3(m)(1), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on the Internet website of the Department of Labor a notice announcing the adjusted required wage or wages. . (d) Amended Farmworker exemption Section 13(a)(6) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(6) (6) any employee employed in agriculture if such employee is a member of the employer’s immediate family; or . (e) Elimination of home healthcare worker exemption Section 13(a)(15) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(15) or any employee employed in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who (because of age or infirmity) are unable to care for themselves (as such terms are defined and delimited by regulations of the Secretary) (f) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase to $10.50 an hour (adjusted annually based on increases in the Consumer Price Index) the federal minimum wage for employees. Prescribes the federal minimum wage for tipped employees to be 70% of the federal minimum wage in effect for employees. Directs the Secretary of Labor, 60 days before any increase in the minimum wage, to publish the increase in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website. Revises the exemption from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements of agricultural employees to eliminate (and so subject to such requirements) all agricultural employees except those who are members of the employer's immediate family. Eliminates from that same exemption (and thereby subject to such requirements) any employee employed in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of age or infirmity are unable to care for themselves.