The Washington times., 1938-07-01

NOTICE OF HEARING AT 1000 A. NJ.
ON JULY IL. 1888, BY MINIMUM
WAGE BOARD FOR BEAUTY Gull
TURE INDUSTRY-The Minimum Wage
Board of the District of Columbia. hav-
ing. on June 9, 1888, approved the
unanimous recommendation of the en-
ployer. employee and public members of
the Beauty Culture Industry Minimum
Wage Conference for a minimum weekly
wage of $500 for women in the Beauty
Culture Industry gives notice as required
by Section II of the Minimum Wage
Law. that it will hold a public hearing
at 1000 a. m. on Monday, July IL, 1898,
in the Board Room of the District Build
ing, at which time all persons in favor
of or opposed to such recommendations
will be heard. 1. Workers Included
The workers covered by this order shall
include all women engaged directly OF
indirectly in selling or servicing in the
beauty culture or cosmetology occupa.
ton, such as: % shampooing, waving.
Strengthening. tinting. dyeing, bleaching.
cutting, trimming hair; C2) eyebrow
and eyelash care; (S) manicuring; %
hair, warts or mOlss " RsO sT an aISs~
trio needle; (6) health and beauty treat
ments. ca and in any other phase OF
the business whatsoever. q Wages
A Beauty Culturists CosmetologistR,
Manicurists. Hardressers and all similar
workers. % All women employed az
beauty culturists, cosmetologists, mani
curists, hairdressers and similar workers
IOf SldnuWaru WORK week OF 30 to
As hours shall be paid not less than
$500 per week. t2) Part-tme rate
for such workers shall be soc per hour
if they work less than 3S hours in any
one week. (3) Overtime rate for such
workers shall be soc per hour if they
work more than 4S hours in any one
week. B. Cashiers. Telephone Operators,
Appointment Desk Clerks, Clerical Work.
ers and all similar workers. ID
All women employed as such workers
for standard work week of 3S to 4S
hours shall be paid not less than $17.0O
per week. (2) Part-time rate for such
work less than 36 hours per week. (S)
Overtime rate for such workers shall be
4Oc per hour if they work more than
4S hours in any one week. 3. Maids and
such workers for a standard work week
of 36 to 4S hours shall be paid not less
than $14.5O per week. (2) Part-tims
rate for suchs workers shall be 35c per
hour if they work less than 36 hours
per week. (3) Overtime rate for such
workers shall be IS cents per hour IL
they work more than 48 hours in any
one week. 4. Piece Rates and Commits
sion-Women employed commission
or piece-work basis shall receive wages
not less than the minimum wage estab-
lished for time workers in Section of
this order S. Learners-If charges are
made for the services of any apprentice
or student who has had 500 hours of
training in beauty shop or school, she
| shall be paid not less than $500 per
week for the following five months For
the four months Immediately following
the issuance of an operators license she
shall be paid not less than $500 per
week as an junior operator; thereafter
she shall be paid the wage provided in
Section "a of this order. Not more
than one learner shall be permitted to
three licensed operators and not more
than two learners shall be permitted in
any one shop. A learners certificate
of registration shall be required by the
employer for each learner, which must
have been applied for in person by said
learner from the Minimum Wage Board
on or before the date of the beginning
of employment. Z. Deductions-No de-
ductions may be made from the above
wages, and no employee shall be re-
quired to provide any implements and/oF
supplies with the exception of manicur-
ing tools. curling irons, hair-cutting
| scissors clippers, razors and eyebrow
tweezers g. Gratuities and Tips Not
Wages-In no case shall gratuities or
! tips be included as any part of wages
fixed under Section 2 of this order.
9. Reporting Time-Any employee within
the provisions of this order who is
under general instructions to report for
work or any employee who is instructed
by any employer to report on a particu-
lar day shall. If reporting to work pur-
suant to such instructions receive wages
computed on the basis of not less than
hours of work at the rate of wages
at which such employee is classified in
Section of this order. 10. Renting OF
Booths-All persons who perform beauty
services shall be deemed employees un-
less and until the Minimum Wage Board
has ruled upon adequate proof that the
order does not apply to them. The facts
in each particular case are to be pre-
sented to the Minimum Wage Board
under rules to be prescribed by it. Dis.
| trict of Columbia Minimum Wage Board.
MRS. WILLIAM KITTLE. Chairman:
ARTHUR L. sCHoENTHAL, CLAUDE
H. WOODWARD. Attest: GWEN
GEACH Executive Secretary.
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