92nd General Assembly
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DEL VALLE.

   New Act                                                                     

        Creates the Living Wage Law.  Provides  that  beginning  July  1,      
   2002,  it  is  against public policy for an employer to pay his or her      
   employees an amount less than the living wage established  under  this      
   Act.   Provides that any contract, agreement, or understanding entered      
   into on or after July 1, 2002 for  less than the living wage  for  any      
   employment  covered  by  this Act is void. Provides for enforcement of      
   the Act by the Department of Labor. Establishes criminal penalties for      
   violations of the Act and also provides for civil enforcement. Creates      
   an advisory board to advise the Department on all matters  related  to      
   the  development  of  a living wage and future revisions to the living      
   wage.                                                                       
   FEB-21-2001  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-21-2001  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   FEB-28-2001  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               COMM & INDUST         
   MAR-08-2001  S       TO SUBCOMMITTEE                                           
   MAR-08-2001  S                   COMMITTEE               COMM & INDUST         
   MAR-31-2001  S  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A)    RULES                 
   JAN-07-2003  S  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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