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2017 Senate Bill 5720: Addressing the payment of production-based compensation wages for the employment and use of labor in agricultural activities and in the production, handling, and storage of farm products
Introduced by Sen. Brad Hawkins (Douglas County) (R) on February 6, 2017
Referred to the Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development Committee on February 6, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 17, 2017
Amendment offered by Sen. Brad Hawkins (Douglas County) (R) on March 3, 2017
Establishes that an employer that paid employees for agricultural-related work on a production basis or piece rate basis may pay compensation to their employees for previously uncompensated or undercompensated break times or rest and recovery time for the prior three years and shall not be liable for failure to pay wages for break times or rest and recovery time for the prior three years.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 3, 2017
Provides that an agricultural employer who paid employees may elect to pay remedial compensation to their employees for break times and rest periods under certain remedies, and if the employer pays remedial compensation, the employer shall not be held liable for a claim or cause of action for failure to pay for break times and rest periods.
Received in the House on March 7, 2017
Referred to the House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee on March 7, 2017
Received in the Senate on May 23, 2017
Received in the House on June 28, 2017
Referred to the House Labor & Workplace Standards Committee on June 28, 2017