To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to a violation of such Act.

Bill: 113-hr-1387
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2013-03-21
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Food industry and services

Fruit and vegetables

Labor standards

Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities (fresh fruits and vegetables, including cherries in brine, whether or not frozen or packed in ice) from the prohibition against the transporting or selling of any goods produced by an employee who was employed in violation of minimum wage or maximum hours requirements, or specified related orders of the Secretary of Labor.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1387 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2013 Mr. Schrader introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to a violation of such Act.

1. Exemption of perishable agricultural commodities Section 15(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 215(a)(1) ) is amended by inserting (other than perishable agricultural commodities, as such term is defined in section 1(b)(4) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499a(b)(4)) after any goods .