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DOL/ESA RIN: 1215-AB13 Publication ID: Spring 2005 
Title: Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act 
Abstract: Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (H.R. 3448) enacted on August 20, 1996 (Public Law 104-188, Title II) amended the Portal-to-Portal Act (PA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The PA amendment excludes (under certain circumstances) from compensable "hours worked" the time spent by an employee in home-to-work travel in an employer-provided vehicle. The FLSA amendments: (1) Increased the $4.25 Federal minimum hourly wage in two steps to $5.15 on September 1, 1997; (2) provided a $4.25 subminimum wage for youth under age 20 in their first 90 calendar days of employment with an employer; (3) set the employer's direct wage payment obligation for tipped employees at $2.13 per hour (provided such employees receive the balance of the full minimum wage in tips); and (4) set the hourly compensation requirements at no less than $27.63 per hour for certain exempt professional employees in computer-related occupations. 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 (Dec. 9, 1999), 113 Stat. 1731, and Public Law 106-202 (May 18, 2002), 114 Stat. 308. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4    29 CFR 531    29 CFR 541    29 CFR 778    29 CFR 785    29 CFR 790    29 CFR 870    41 CFR 50-202     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 29 USC 201 et seq    PL 104-188, sec 2101 to 2105   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2005    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: http://www.regulations.gov  
Agency Contact:
Alfred B. Robinson
Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division
Department of Labor
Employment Standards Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, S3502,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-0051
Fax:202 693-1302