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OFFICIAL NOTICES
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY
MINIMUM WAGE AND INDUS.

MINIMUM WAGE AND INDUS.
TRIAL SAFETY BOARD, d. C.,
ON MAY %, 1861, ON MINIMUM
WAGE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
CLERICAL AND SEMITECHNICAL
OCCUPATIONS - The Minimum
Wage and Industrial Safety Board,
d. G.. will hold q public hearing
at 8 pm. May %, 1851, Room
500, District Building, l4th and
Streets NV, on recommends
tlons for minimum wage standards
for clerical and semitechnical oc-
cupations:. The. term clerical oc-
cupations" includes general office
retarieS, file clerks, mail clerks,
bookkeepers, cashiers. tellerS, ship
ping clerks. receiving clerks. in.
formation clerks, receptioniStS,
checkers, proofreaders, investiga-
tors, examiners, claim adjusters,
messengers, office boys and girls,
telephone operators, office ma.
chlne operators, duplicating ma.
chine operators. telegraph mes.
Sengers' acknowledgements op.
orators telegraph operators, coll
lection clerks, tracer clerks, ticket
agents, baggage agents, vehicle
dispatcherS, and similar occupa-
tions. The term "semitechnical
occupations" includes ~ practi-
cal nurses, nurses aides, house
mothers, institutional attendants,
~ assistants to physicians. dent.
ISIS, laboratory technicians, X-ray
Iechnlcians, personnel counselorS,
Ia6or relations counselorS, public
relations counSelorS, Librarians,
educators, social workers, writer's,
TebPATCh UnTkRFC afoftrfAnNAw-e a 4
1tors. and other assistants whose
work requires similar training,
SKIN, and supervision. Excluded
are clerical or semitechnical occu-
patlons covered by other District
OF Columbia wage orders, as for
example, such occupations found
IN retail trade, laundry and dry
cleaning. beauty culture. manu-
featuring and wholesaling, and
notel, restaurant, and allied oc-
cgpatlonS. MINIMUM WAGES AND
tions include S42 for each week
In which working time is 90 hut
not more than 40 hours, except
that the wage Of practical nurses,
nurses aides, house mothers, and
institutional attendants shall be
az least $40 upon the effective
cate OF the recommended wage,
9fl one year thereafter, S42 two
years from the effective date Of
the recommended wage; 81. 20 per
hour Tor working time of less than
~ hours per week, except that the
wage OF practical nurses, nurses'
aides, house mothers, and insti-
tutional attendants shall be Sl.lO
per hour upon the effective date
OF the recommended wage. Sl.l5
per hour one year thereafter,
81 20 per hour two years from the
effective date Of the recommended
wage; Sl.20 per hour for working
time In excess of 40 hours per
week. Also included are provisions
tor an hourly rate Of 90c for stu
dents employed less than 81 hours
week by the educational institu-
ton they are attending: an APP
prentice wage rate; a minimum
daily wage: additional daily paw
ment for q split shift or employs
ment Tor a spread Of hours ex-
ceeding eleven per day; payment
by employer OF cost of purchase,
maintenance, and cleaning of uni
forms. payment by employer for
traVel expenses incurred in per-
tormance of the business of the
employer: and deductions for fur
nlShlnsS meals and lodging. CopieS
OF the recommendations may be
OBTAINED at 499 Pa. ave. NV,
CHARLES w. PUTNAM, Chairman.
CLAYTON B. ALDRICH, RICHARD
BAILEY. my1