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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Notice of a Public Hearing
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 119 Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr., Chair
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Announces a Public Hearing
on
- B21-712, the “Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2016”
Thursday, May 26, 2016, 11:00 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 B21-712, the “Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2016”. The public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004.
B21-712, the “Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2016”, would increase the minimum wage in the District of Columbia to $15.00 an hour by July 1, 2020. In addition, beginning on July 1, 2021, and during each successive year, the minimum wage would increase in proportion to the increase in the Consumer Price Index. The bill would also increase the minimum wage for any employee who receives gratuities to $7.50 an hour by July 1, 2022 and to 50% of the minimum wage in each year thereafter. The bill would authorize certain penalties for an employer’s failure to comply with the minimum wage and reporting requirements for employees who receive gratuities. Finally, the bill would require the living wage to be at least equal to the minimum wage.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public hearing are asked to contact Faye Caldwell of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs at (202) 727-6683 or by email at fcaldwell@dccouncil.us and provide their name(s), address, telephone number, email address and organizational affiliation, if any, by close of business Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony. Representatives of organizations and government agencies 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 hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. The official record will remain open until close of business Friday, May 27, 2016. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 119 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.
