PRINTER'S NO. 1534
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1500
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, KIM, McNEILL, PROBST, VENKAT, HILL-EVANS,
KRUEGER, SCHLOSSBERG, DELLOSO, KENYATTA, GALLAGHER, MADDEN,
GIRAL, N. NELSON, SOLOMON, HADDOCK, SANCHEZ, GUENST, NEILSON,
SCOTT, BOROWSKI, STURLA, KINSEY, CERRATO, BOYLE, WAXMAN AND
WARREN, JUNE 12, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JUNE 12, 2023
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.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 3(d) and 4(a) of the act of January 17,
1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, are
amended 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
full face value, subject to such deductions, charges or
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