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Calendar No. 411
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3221
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2012
Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Risch, Mr. Thune, Mr. Lee, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. McConnell) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
May 23, 2012
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Rewarding Achievement and
Incentivizing Successful Employees Act
or the
RAISE
Act
.
Payment of higher wages
Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) is amended—
by inserting
(1)
after (a)
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either—
section 8(a)(1) or section 8(a)(5), or
a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act,
shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement.
.
May 23, 2012
Read the second time and placed on the calendar