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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 6, 2001
Sales Incentive Compensation Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage recordkeeping and overtime compensation requirements any employee in a sales position, if the employee has: (1) specialized or technical knowledge related to products or services being sold; (2) sales which are predominantly made to persons to whom any employee in the sales position has made previous sales, or without the employee's having initiated the sales contact; (3) a detailed understanding of customers' needs, and discretion in offering a variety of products and services; and (4) a certain minimum rate of base compensation, and certain levels of additional compensation based on sales attributable to the employee.Makes this Act inapplicable to individuals employed as route sales drivers.
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Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · R–OH
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 6.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1036-1037)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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