4588893 Public Hearing Notice on B20-438, "Minimum Wage and Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013", B20-459, "Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2013", and B20-463, "Minimum Wage Revision Commission Establishment Amendment Act of 2013"
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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Notice of Public Hearing
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite G-6 Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr., Chair
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Announces a Public Hearing on the Following Measures
· B20-438, the “Minimum Wage and Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013”
· B20-459, the “Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2013”
· B20-463, the “Minimum Wage Revision Commission
Establishment Amendment Act of 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013, 10 A.M.
John A. Wilson Building, Room 500
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr. announces the scheduling of a public hearing by the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs on Bill 20-438, the “Minimum Wage and Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013”, Bill 20-459, the “Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2013”, and B20-463, “Minimum Wage Revision Commission Establishment Amendment Act of 2013” for Monday, October 28, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
B20-438, the “Minimum Wage and Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013” proposes to amend the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992 to increase the minimum wage in the District of Columbia in three increments to $10.50 an hour or $1 higher than the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, by June 2016. The bill also proposes amending the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008 to include restaurant wait staff and bartenders who work for a combination of wages and tips.
B20-459, “Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2013” seeks to amend the Minimum Wage Act Revision Act of 1992 to increase the minimum wage in the District to $12.50 an hour in four increments and to require an increase in the minimum wage in proportion to increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in each successive year thereafter. The bill also proposes to increase the tip wages for workers to 70 percent of the District’s minimum wage.
B20-463, the “Minimum Wage Revision Commission Establishment Amendment Act of 2013” would amend the Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2004 to establish the Minimum Wage Revision Commission with the purpose of reporting to the Council of the District of Columbia and the mayor recommendations for revising the minimum wage, establish specific functions of the Commission, and to provide for the composition and authority of the Commission.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public hearing are asked to contact Ms. Faye Caldwell, Administrative Assistant to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, at (202) 727-6683, or via e-mail at fcaldwell@dccouncil.us or Gene Fisher, Committee Director, at gfisher@dccouncil.us and furnish their names, addresses, telephone numbers, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business Monday, October 21, 2013. Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony. Representatives of government agencies, corporate industry, and industry organizations will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.
If you are unable to testify at the public oversight roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. The official record will remain open until close of business November 11, 2013. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite G-6 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.
