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Committee approves bill to exclude employer child/elder care payments from FLSA overtime rate
Summary
The committee voted to report HR 2270, which would exclude employer‑provided child and elder care payments or services from the ‘‘regular rate’’ used to compute overtime under the FLSA. The committee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute and reported the bill; recorded committee tally 18 yeas, 13 nays.
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced HR 2270, the Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act, voting to report the bill after adopting an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The committee’s recorded vote to report the bill was 18 yeas and 13 nays.
Representative Mesmer (R-Ind.) explained the bill as a response to rising childcare costs and said excluding child‑ and dependent‑care payments from the FLSA regular‑rate calculation would make it less…
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