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This bill, the Statutory Construction of Wage and Hour Laws Act, aims to align Pennsylvania's wage and hour laws with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its implementing regulations. It declares the purpose of avoiding the burden on employers and employees of having to comply with two different sets of federal and state standards. The bill requires that Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage Act be construed in conjunction with the FLSA's provisions on portal-to-portal pay and employee exemptions. It also sets the state's minimum cash wage for tipped employees at $2.83 per hour, which will increase if the federal minimum cash wage for tipped employees is increased. The bill also clarifies that it does not modify Pennsylvania's Prohibition of Excessive Overtime in Health Care Act and does not preempt federal law that establishes a higher standard than the state's Minimum Wage Act.

Labor and Employment

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