Evening star., 1945-07-27
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY MIN
MUM WAGE AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
PUBLic HoUsEKEEPING OCCUPATION
The Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety
BoaTa ei fhe DsaEet OF iSs
nous recommendations of the public, en-
ployer. and employee members Of the Pub
lie Housekeeping Wage Conference for
minimum wages for women and minors en-
gagged in this occupation, as stated here
matter; gives yes notice as I reauired oy Sec
will hold public hearing at 500 PM,
on Friday, August 3rd. l945. at the Munic-
ipal Center Building, 900 Indiana Avenue,
Northwest, at which time all persons in
favor of or opposed to such recommenda-
tions will be heard: DEFINITION OF PUB
term @ PTbiie aousekeepins sfaii include the he
work of all women and minors employed
as: hostesses, mattresses. cooks, counter
vegetable girls. dish and glass washers,
kitchen help, chambermaids. parlormaids,
linen room girls. cleaners. mattresses, char
girls, elevator operators, cashiers. clerical
workers, and all such non-professional
this occupation in the following: ID res S.
taurants, either licensed or unlicensed,
whether said restaurants be operated as
as department. or unit of another bust
ness. (2) lunch counters, go cafeterias,
"a catering, or banquet or box-lunch serv-
which offer meals for sale to five or more
persons. and Cd all other establishments
whatsoever where lunches; meals, or food
prepared for and served to the public; (s)
hotels, 90 apartment houses, QOD room =
or S more rseI persons. dH T auto to- camps. amp " dai
clubs, d35 hospitals "a private schools,
G5) colleges, and G8) any other estab-
public; and G75 women engaged in the
care and Servicing oi apartment houses
theatres See hTiIdnss 5stfI stores
well as in those listed above. MINIMUM
WAGES-Ql The rate for hostesses tele-
hat Ef
saS sach s' standatS SoIkSesE Of q . SOTO 10 = =
salad salad girls. iris food H checkers. COOKS bus
girls, and all similar workers. shall be
S22 80 for each standard workweek Of 40
maids. parlormaids. linen room girls.
cleaners, mattresses, charwomen,, vege-
table girls, dish and glass washers. kitchen
9.60 for each standard workweek Of 40
to AZ hours, II any OF the above workers
week. tbe rate O shall be no less han So
Tesses Shall be 81 7so for each standard
establishments having an anti-tipping pol
employed for less than 80 hours per week
hour (5l Workers whose hours of en-
ployment are not limited by the eight hour
day and, forty-eight hour week law, when
shall be paid cents additional to the legal
hourly rate for each hour worked in excess
of 4s hours per week. T1Ps-t6l In no
as any part Of wages. REPoRT1NG TIME
~ Each day an employee is required TO
IS o not n sort OF works s
pay pay" the neOt employee % for not not less than foaT
En mt
Meals: Not more than 80
cents may be deducted for each bona fde
meal furnished by the employer, when an
the employers premises with the following
limitations: for 4 or less hours of work
made for over W hours Of 1 work A' % day
be made. ttSj tSj Lodeins: when the employee
more than $500, week may be deducted
for one person in single room, or not
more than 81 90 week may be deducted d
room. When an apartment with Kitchen
ette and BATH is furnished by the en-
ployer the dedqdction may not not estsf exceed an an
such space. GG Uniforms: Where uni
forms are furnished and laundered by the
week may be made eScep fs in tRe
case of those listed under Minimum Wages,
Group 8, "Chambermaids, parlormaids,
uniforms are not furnished and laundered
by the employer, no deductions shall
be made and no girl shall be required to
pay more than $50 for a uniform nor
required to purchase more than 3 in any
six months after the end of the war:
Not more than a spread of twelve hours
shall elapse between the beginning and the
termination of the hours. worked by any
employee in any twenty-four hour period
and not more than one interval off duty
shall be permitted during the course of
such twelve consecutive hour period of
employment. Time out for meals within
the twelve hour spread but not to exceed
a total Of one hour, shall not constitute an
AFTER: The spread of hours shall be re-
duced to not more than ten and the re-
naming provisions listed in the preceding
paragraph shall apply. MRS. ALBERT W.
ATWOOD, chairman: JOHN l.. VANDE-
GRIFT. j. C. TURNER. Attest: EDITH ].
RIEGER. EXecutiYe SECRETARY