PRINTER'S NO. 4172
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2721
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY GREEN, WILLIAMS, LEE, DALEY, GALLOWAY, YOUNGBLOOD,
CEPHAS, SCHWEYER, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, KINSEY, SANCHEZ,
DELLOSO, McCLINTON, DONATUCCI, MADDEN, KORTZ, FITZGERALD,
SHUSTERMAN, READSHAW, WARREN AND DRISCOLL, JULY 30, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JULY 30, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), entitled
"An act establishing a fixed minimum wage and overtime rates
for employes, with certain exceptions; providing for minimum
rates for learners and apprentices; creating a Minimum Wage
Advisory Board and defining its powers and duties; conferring
powers and imposing duties upon the Department of Labor and
Industry; imposing duties on employers; and providing
penalties," further providing for definitions and for minimum
wages, providing for tipped employees and repealing
provisions related to preemption.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3(d) of the act of January 17, 1968
(P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, is
amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to
read:
Section 3. Definitions.--As used in this act:
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(d) "Wages" mean compensation due to any employe by reason
of his or her employment, payable in legal tender of the United
States or checks on banks convertible into cash on demand at
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