PRINTER'S NO. 1456
No. 1253 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY SURRA, CAPPABIANCA, CRUZ, LAUGHLIN, THOMAS,
BELARDI, STABACK, McCALL, JOSEPHS, SOLOBAY, BEBKO-JONES,
STEELMAN, CALTAGIRONE, FREEMAN, GRUCELA, SHANER, HORSEY,
TRELLO, JAMES, PETRONE, BELFANTI, J. WILLIAMS, MICHLOVIC AND
COLAFELLA, APRIL 3, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, APRIL 3, 2001
AN ACT
1 Providing for restrictions on overtime required by employers.
2 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
3 hereby enacts as follows:
4 Section 1. Short title.
5 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Restricted
6 Overtime Act.
7 Section 2. Definitions.
8 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
9 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
10 context clearly indicates otherwise:
11 "Overtime." Any period of time that an employee is required
12 to work in excess of 40 hours within one week.
13 Section 3. Right of refusal.
14 An employee shall have the right to refuse to work in excess
15 of 8 hours overtime.
16 Section 4. Termination.
1 No employee who refuses to work in excess of 8 hours overtime
2 shall be terminated or otherwise discriminated against on the
3 basis of that refusal.
4 Section 5. Effective date.
5 This act shall take effect immediately.
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