S.Amdt. 4436

SA 4436, submitted by Mr. Gallego, aims to change the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 by adding requirements for pay when employees work on legal public holidays.

The amendment seeks to add the following:

• Pay Rates: It requires that employees engaged in commerce, or the production of goods for commerce, receive pay of at least one and one-half times their regular rate for work performed on a legal public holiday.
• Definitions: It defines a legal public holiday as any holiday specified in section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code.
• Enforcement: It updates the law to include unpaid legal public holiday compensation in lists of unpaid wages and overtime, allowing for enforcement and prohibited acts related to this new pay requirement.
• Other Laws: It states that this Act cannot be used as an excuse to ignore Federal, State, or municipal laws that require higher pay for legal public holidays or other holidays.
• Legal Updates: It updates the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to include unpaid legal public holiday compensation in its statute of limitations.