PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3113 PRINTER'S NO. 3261
No. 2420 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. VALICENTI, PRENDERGAST, NOVAK,
A. K. HUTCHINSON, BRUNNER, MUSTO, SWEET, STEWART AND DeMEDIO,
APRIL 18, 1978
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 31, 1978
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 14, 1961 (P.L.637, No.329), entitled
2 "An act relating to the payment of wages or compensation for
3 labor or services; providing for regular pay days; conferring
4 powers and duties upon the Department of Labor and Industry,
5 including powers and duties with respect to the civil
6 collection of wages; providing civil and criminal penalties
7 for violations of the act; providing for their collection and
8 disposition and providing for additional civil damages,"
9 requiring certain employers to furnish certain information
10 concerning computation of wages at time of payment.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of July 14, 1961 (P.L.637, No.329), known
14 as the "Wage Payment and Collection Law," is amended by adding a
15 section to read:
16 Section 4.1. Computation of Wages by Railroads.--
17 (a) Every common carrier by railroad shall furnish to each
18 of its employes at the time of payment a separate listing of
19 each daily wage and how it was computed.
20 (b) The department shall enforce the provisions of <--
21 subsection (a) and shall issue rules and regulations which shall <--
1 provide for the imposition of civil penalties which may not
2 exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per employe per month. TO <--
3 CARRY OUT THE INTENT OF SUBSECTION (A) AND PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR
4 VIOLATION THEREOF, NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200) PER
5 EMPLOYE PER MONTH.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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