H.R. 1334: Federal Living Wage Act

Introduced   March 5, 2009

Sponsor       Rep. Luis Gutierrez

Summary

This bill requires the federal government and any employer under a federal contract or subcontract exceeding $10,000 to pay each of their respective workers: (1) an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) necessary for such employee to earn, while working 40 hours a week on a full-time basis, not less than the amount of the federal poverty level for a family of four, and (2) an additional amount, based on the locality in which a worker resides, sufficient to cover the costs to such worker to obtain specified fringe benefits not provided by the worker's employer.

Current Status:  The bill has been referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and to the Committee on Education and Labor.