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S. 516

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To require coverage of incarcerated workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · February 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Congress
118th (2023–2025)
Introduced
February 16, 2023
Cosponsors (0)
None
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Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023 This bill extends the protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, including minimum wage requirements, to incarcerated workers. Incarcerated workers include individuals detained in a correctional facility who perform work offered or required by or through the correctional facility, including work associated with prison work programs, work release programs, federal prison industries (i.e., UNICOR program), state prison industries, public works programs, restitution centers, correctional facility operations and maintenance, and private entities.

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