Pennsylvania SB 545: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for exemptions and for duty of employer.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 570
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 545
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY YAW, MILLER, ROTHMAN, VOGEL AND J. WARD,
APRIL 9, 2025
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, APRIL 9, 2025
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 exemptions and for duty of
employer.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of January 17, 1968
(P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, is
amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 5. Exemptions.--(a) Employment in the following
classifications shall be exempt from both the minimum wage and
overtime provisions of this act:
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(13) Employes who have entered into a contract to play
baseball at the minor league level and who are compensated
pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that
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expressly provides for the wages and working conditions of
employes.
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Section 2. Section 8 of the act is amended to read:
Section 8. Duty of Employer.--Every employer of employes
shall keep a true and accurate record of the hours worked by
each employe and the wages paid to each, and shall furnish to
the secretary or his or her duly authorized representative, upon
demand, a sworn statement of the same. Such records shall be
open to inspection by any duly authorized representative of the
secretary at any reasonable time and shall be preserved for a
period of three years. Every employer subject to this act shall
keep a summary of this act and any regulations issued thereunder
applicable to him or her, posted in a conspicuous place where
employes normally pass and can read it. Employers shall, upon
request, be furnished copies of such summaries without charge.
Employers shall permit any duly authorized representative of the
secretary to interrogate any employe in the place of employment
and during work hours with respect to the wages paid to and the
hours worked by such employe or other employes. This section
shall not apply to an employe who has entered into a contract to
play baseball at the minor league level and who is compensated
pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that
expressly provides for the wages and working conditions of the
employe.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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