Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019

To provide back pay to low-wage contractor employees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019 2. Appropriation There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, such sums as may be necessary for each Federal agency subject to the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, for adjustments in the price of contracts of such agency under section 3. 3. Back compensation for low-wage employees of Government contractors in connection with the lapse in appropriations (a) In general Each Federal agency subject to the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, shall adjust the price of any contract of such agency for which the contractor was ordered to suspend, delay, or interrupt all or part of the work of such contract, or stop all or any part of the work called for in such contract, as a result of the lapse in appropriations to compensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred— (1) to provide compensation, at an employee’s standard rate of compensation, to any employee who was furloughed or laid off, or who was not working, who experienced a reduction of hours, or who experienced a reduction in compensation, as a result of the lapse in appropriations (for the period of the lapse); or (2) to restore paid leave taken by any employee during the lapse in appropriations, if the contractor required employees to use paid leave as a result of the lapse in appropriations. (b) Limitation on amount of weekly compensation covered by adjustment The maximum amount of weekly compensation of an employee for which an adjustment may be made under subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of— (1) the employee's actual weekly compensation; or (2) $965. (c) Timing of adjustments The adjustments required by subsection (a) shall be made as soon as practicable after the end of the lapse in appropriations described in that subsection. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term compensation (2) The term employee (A) A service employee (B) A laborer or mechanic

Summary: Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act of 2019 This bill appropriates funding to provide compensation to certain employees of contractors who lost pay or leave due to the lapse in appropriations that began on December 22, 2018. Each agency subject to such lapse shall adjust the price of any contract for which the contractor was ordered to suspend, delay, or stop work as a result of the lapse. The agency shall compensate the contractor for reasonable costs incurred to (1) provide compensation, at an employee's standard rate of compensation, to any employee who was furloughed or laid off, or who was not working, who experienced a reduction of hours, or who experienced a reduction in compensation, as a result of the lapse, for the period of the lapse; or (2) restore paid leave taken by any employee during the lapse, if the contractor required employees to use paid leave as a result of the lapse. The maximum amount of weekly compensation of an employee for which an adjustment may be made may not exceed the lesser of the employee's actual weekly compensation or $965.