Evening star., 1948-08-26
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING by Mini
mum Wage and Industrial Safety Board
Wholesaling Occupations = The Minimum
Wage and Industrial Safety Board OF the
District of Columbia, having, on June /.
the Manufacturing and Wholesaling Occu-
pationS Wage Conference for minimum
wages for women and minors engaged IN
gives notice as required by Section II of
the Minimum Wage Law that it will hold
a public hearing at pm. Thursday, Sept.
9, i&4s, at the Municipal Center Building,
300 Indiana ave. NV, at which time all
persons who wish to speak on the recon-
mended wage standards may do SO. Def
nttions-tal Manufacturing and whole
sailing occupations include the preparing,
producing or processing, or the selling or
offering for sale at wholesale. of any goods,
wares, merchandise, articles or commodi.,
ties, and all occupations, operations and
services connected Herewith or incidental
thereto. tbl Employer" includes any one
e mpoSe IN tse ifsGn and shos H
an woman or minor who s
permitted to work in any manufacturing
and a or o. wholessaling occupation. "a
which % a woman or minor is required
to be on the employers premises, or to be
on duty. or to be at prescribed work
or permitted to work, whether or not re-
auired to do So Such time includes, but
shall not be limited to, time when the
employe is required to wait on the, prem
ises while no work is provided by the
employer and time when the employe is
REQUIRED @ HId or instructed to travel on the
that time allowed for one regular meal
period within an employees workday shall
not not be counted as working time. (eI
Wages means unconditional payment in
cash or by check, negotiable at par, ex-
cept that an employer may include as part
Of wages taxes assessed against the en-
which rh ael
by the employer to the appropriate Gov
ernment agency in accordance with law.
clothing worn by an employe to meet a
c9nditlon con Of employment. or in compliance
means an absence which is not designated
or planned by the employe and or en-
pl9yer to eyade the minimum wage stand
ploye in manufacturing and wholesaling
Occupations shall be paid less than the
foIiowlng for M minimum wages and wage rates
employees and all other employees except
those listed. in subsection (bl-$3O for
soa3s Teek b not in Which S.h working time is
per hour for working time of less than
32 hours in any week. Exception; Rate
per hour for working time OF less than So
hours for student under Is years of
age. provided that the employer has on
file fl student certificate issued by the
Minimum Wage and Industrial Safety
Board. The, 65c. rate is applicable for 8
tnine) months after the original issuance
OF the student certificate; thereafter the
regular part-time rate of S5c per hour
shall ee paid overtime rate: S11217 per
@ hour for working time in excess of 40
nourS per week. which Is time and one
nall OF the minimum rate. (bl Maids and
cleaners-S26.4 40 for each week in which
than 40 hours 75c per hour u for NOV WorRine RH5e
time of less than 80 hours in any week
Overtime Over in rate 99c per hour for Working
is time and one-hah oS IT the mi minimum mum
rate. &C., Minimum daily wageNAn en-
ploye shall be paid for 4 four) hours for
eral OF, specific instructions. but is given
no no work or works less than (four) hours.
The requirement to pay the minimum
regularly attend school as fulI-time
students. on days when school is in ses-
SION. SION, a. Apprentice wage permit: Upon
has been registered under the District of
Colum6ia Apprenticeship Law, the Mini
mam maR sTsnf Wage an and 1nduslria Safety Board
the date Of application, the payment e on. of a
rate, not less than SOC Of the minimum
ss to ssesasfd mnn IN thus 0yae
standards-(a) Uniforms-When the en-.
pEloye furnishes and launders her own uni
be paid in addition to the minimum wage
required by. this order. When the en-
ploye ploye furnishes but does not launder her
paid in addition to the minimum wage
REQUIRED by this order. (bl Commissions
and piece rate payment-Irrespective of
the basis of payment used. whether time
rate, piece rate. bonus or commission
basis, the employe shall be paid not less
than the applicable minimum wage each
week In computing the minimum wage,
bonus or commission earnings shall be
counted in the week in which they are
earned, and in no circumstances shall
they be averaged for two weeks or longer,
tcI No deduction permitted-No deduction
except as required by law may be made
from the minimum wage without special
approval of the Minimum Wage and IN
dustrial Safety Board. td) Tips-In no
event, shall tips or gratuities from patrons
or others be counted as part of the min
inlum wage. (e) Application of order
The minimum wage, rates established by
this order shall apply equally to- all en-
ployes except those for whom the Min i'm um
Wage, and Industrial Safety Board has
issued handicap license. MRS. ALBERT
w. ATWOOD. Chairman; JOHN L. VANDE-
GRIFT, ]. C. TURNER. Attest, CARRIE
L. ALLGOoD, Executive Secretary