I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5939 
To require employers to provide pay stubs, codify the Executive order relating 
to Government contracting, provide greater oversight of executive com-
pensation and restrictions on sales of stocks, clarify the definition of 
a supervisor, and enhance penalties for violations of workforce safety 
and standards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 
Mr. POLIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To require employers to provide pay stubs, codify the Execu-
tive order relating to Government contracting, provide 
greater oversight of executive compensation and restric-
tions on sales of stocks, clarify the definition of a super-
visor, and enhance penalties for violations of workforce 
safety and standards. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Giving Workers a Fair 
Shot Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—EMPLOYER TRANSPARENCY 
Sec. 101. Pay stub provision requirement. 
Sec. 102. Enforcement. 
Sec. 103. Effective date. 
TITLE II—THE RE-EMPOWERMENT OF SKILLED AND PROFES-
SIONAL EMPLOYEES AND CONSTRUCTION TRADEWORKERS 
Sec. 201. Definition of supervisor. 
TITLE III—ADEQUATE LABOR LAW PUNISHMENT AND 
PENALTIES 
Sec. 301. Penalty enhancements. 
TITLE IV—FIRST CONTRACT ARBITRATION 
Sec. 401. Facilitating initial collective bargaining agreements. 
TITLE V—SHAREHOLDER EMPOWERMENT AND EXECUTIVE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
Sec. 501. Shareholder votes on executive compensation. 
Sec. 502. CEO and chairman of the board of directors required to be different 
individuals. 
Sec. 503. Extension of certain requirements for directors and officers. 
TITLE VI—PREVENTION OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS BEING USED 
FOR LABOR BUSTING 
Sec. 601. Limitation on the allowability of costs. 
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TITLE I—EMPLOYER 
TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 101. PAY STUB PROVISION REQUIREMENT. 
Section 11 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 211) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) Every employer subject to subsection (c) shall 
provide to each employee, in conjunction with each pay-
ment of compensation to that employee, a document 
itemizing— 
‘‘(1) the total hours worked during the pay pe-
riod; 
‘‘(2) the total pay during the pay period; 
‘‘(3) the hourly rate of pay, or— 
‘‘(A) if the employee is paid a salary, the 
hourly equivalent rate of pay; 
‘‘(B) if the employee is paid a piece rate, 
the number of piece rate units earned, the ap-
plicable piece rate, and total amount paid in ac-
cordance with such piece rate; or 
‘‘(C) if the employee receives commissions 
or is paid on the basis of any other type of rate, 
the total amount paid in such commissions or 
in accordance with such rate; 
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