SB 545 — An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for exemptions and for duty of employer.

PRINTER'S NO.   570

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 545
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY YAW, MILLER, ROTHMAN, VOGEL AND J. WARD,
        APRIL 9, 2025

     REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, APRIL 9, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), entitled
 2      "An act establishing a fixed minimum wage and overtime rates
 3      for employes, with certain exceptions; providing for minimum
 4      rates for learners and apprentices; creating a Minimum Wage
 5      Advisory Board and defining its powers and duties; conferring
 6      powers and imposing duties upon the Department of Labor and
 7      Industry; imposing duties on employers; and providing
 8      penalties," further providing for exemptions and for duty of
 9      employer.
10      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11   hereby enacts as follows:
12      Section 1.    Section 5(a) of the act of January 17, 1968
13   (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, is
14   amended by adding a paragraph to read:
15      Section 5.    Exemptions.--(a)   Employment in the following
16   classifications shall be exempt from both the minimum wage and
17   overtime provisions of this act:
18      * * *
19      (13)    Employes who have entered into a contract to play
20   baseball at the minor league level and who are compensated
21   pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that
 1   expressly provides for the wages and working conditions of
 2   employes.
 3      * * *
 4      Section 2.   Section 8 of the act is amended to read:
 5      Section 8.   Duty of Employer.--Every employer of employes
 6   shall keep a true and accurate record of the hours worked by
 7   each employe and the wages paid to each, and shall furnish to
 8   the secretary or his or her duly authorized representative, upon
 9   demand, a sworn statement of the same. Such records shall be
10   open to inspection by any duly authorized representative of the
11   secretary at any reasonable time and shall be preserved for a
12   period of three years. Every employer subject to this act shall
13   keep a summary of this act and any regulations issued thereunder
14   applicable to him or her, posted in a conspicuous place where
15   employes normally pass and can read it. Employers shall, upon
16   request, be furnished copies of such summaries without charge.
17   Employers shall permit any duly authorized representative of the
18   secretary to interrogate any employe in the place of employment
19   and during work hours with respect to the wages paid to and the
20   hours worked by such employe or other employes. This section
21   shall not apply to an employe who has entered into a contract to
22   play baseball at the minor league level and who is compensated
23   pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that
24   expressly provides for the wages and working conditions of the
25   employe.
26      Section 3.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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