1215-AB13 200804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1215 Employment Standards Administration ESA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (H.R. 3448) enacted on August 20, 1996 (Pub. L. 104-188, title II) amended the Portal-to-Portal Act (PA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veteran’s Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Pub. L. 110-28) also amended the FLSA by increasing the minimum wage in three steps: to $5.85 per hour effective July 24, 2007; to $6.55 per hour effective July 24, 2008; and to $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Changes will be required in the regulations to reflect these amendments. Other updates will address needed clarifications to additional sections of the regulations, including sections affected by Public Law 106-151, section 1 (December 9, 1999), 113 stat. 1731, and Pub. L. 106-202 (May 18, 2000), 114 stat. 308. Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 29 CFR 4 29 CFR 531 29 CFR 778 29 CFR 785 29 CFR 790 29 CFR 870 41 CFR 50-202 29 USC 201 et seq PL 104-188, sec 2101 to 2105 No NPRM 06/00/2008 No Federal Local State No www.regulations.gov No Not Collected Alexander Passantino J. 1215 202 693-0051 202 693-1302 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room S3502, Washington DC 20210