A bill to authorize an employer to pay a youth employment opportunity wage to a person under twenty years of age from May through September under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 which shall terminate on September 30, 1987 and for other purposes.
Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1985 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to pay employees under 20 years of age 75 percent of the minimum wage rate between May and September of each year. Exempts such employees from special certificate requirements. Restricts such authorization to: (1) hours worked by eligible employees in compliance with applicable child labor laws; and (2) youth employed after May 1 of each year.
Prohibits the removal of employees ineligible for the subminimum wage rate in order to replace them with employees who are eligible.
Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to monitor the implementation of this Act and to report to the Congress concerning the employment effects of this Act.
Terminates such minimum wage rate exception after September 30, 1987.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-347.
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