SENATE BILL NO. 230
INTRODUCED BY K. TOOLE
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REQUIRING AN EMPLOYER WITH 15 OR MORE EMPLOYEES TO PAY A MINIMUM WAGE RATE EQUAL TO EITHER 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR IF THE EMPLOYER PROVIDES A BONA FIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN OR 125% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR IF THE EMPLOYER DOES NOT PROVIDE A BONA FIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN; AMENDING SECTION 39-3-409, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 39-3-409, MCA, is amended to read:
"39-3-409. Adoption of
minimum
wage rates
--
exception
exceptions. (1) The
commissioner shall
adopt rules
to establish
a
minimum
wage that,
except as
provided in
subsection
subsections (2) and
(3), must
be the
same
minimum
hourly
wage rate
as
provided
under the
federal
Fair Labor
Standards
Act of
1938 (29
U.S.C.
206(a)(1)),
excluding
the value
of tips
received
by the
employee
and the
special
provisions
for a
training
wage.
(2) The
Subject to
subsection
(3), the
minimum
wage rate
for a
business
whose
annual
gross sales
are
$110,000
or less is
$4 an hour.
(3) The minimum wage rate for an employer with 15 or more employees is:
(a) 100% of the federal poverty level for a family of four if the employer provides a bona fide employee health insurance plan; or
(b) 125% of the federal poverty level for a family of four if the employer does not provide a bona fide employee health insurance plan."
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2001.
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