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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 676-JUNE 25, 1938 Effective date ofsec- tion. Wage orders. Minimum rate of wage. Ante, p. 1062. Reference of ques- tion to industry com- mittee. Recommendations. Classifications with- in any industry. Report by industry committee with rec- ommendations. Approval by Ad- ministrator. (d) This section shall take effect upon the expiration of one hundred and twenty days from the date of enactment of this Act. WAGE ORDERS SEC. 8. (a) With a view to carrying out the policy of this Act by reaching, as rapidly as is economically feasible without substantially curtailing employment, the objective of a universal minimum wage of 40 cents an hour in each industry engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, the Administrator shall from time to time convene the industry committee for each such industry, and the industry committee shall from time to time recommend the minimum rate or rates of wages to be paid under section 6 by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce in such industry or classifications therein. (b) Upon the convening of an industry committee, the Adminis- trator shall refer to it the question of the minimum wage rate or rates to be fixed for such industry. The industry committee shall investigate conditions in the industry and the committee, or any authorized subcommittee thereof, may hear such witnesses and receive such evidence as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the com- mittee to perform its duties and functions under this Act. The committee shall recommend to the Administrator the highest mini- mum wage rates for the industry which it determines, having due regard to economic and competitive conditions, will not substantially curtail employment in the industry. (c) The industry committee for any industry shall recommend such reasonable classifications within any industry as it determines to be necessary for the purpose of fixing for each classification within such industry the highest minimum wage rate (not in excess of 40 cents an hour) which (1) will not substantially curtail employment in such classification and (2) will not give a competitive advantage to any group in the industry, and shall recommend for each classifi- cation in the industry the highest minimum wage rate which the committee determines will not substantially curtail employment in such classification. In determining whether such classifications should be made in any industry, in making such classifications, and in deter- mining the minimum wage rates for such classifications, no classifica- tion shall be made, and no minimum wage rate shall be fixed, solely on a regional basis, but the industry committee and the Administrator shall consider among other relevant factors the following: (1) competitive conditions as affected by transportation, liv- ing, and production costs; (2) the wages established for work of like or comparable character by collective labor agreements negotiated between employers and employees by representatives of their own choos- ing; and (3) the wages paid for work of like or comparable character by employers who voluntarily maintain minimum-wage stand- ards in the industry. No classification shall be made under this section on the basis of age or sex. (d) The industry committee shall file with the Administrator a report containing its recommendations with respect to the matters referred to it. Upon the filing of such report, the Administrator, after due notice to interested persons, and giving them an opportunity to be heard, shall by order approve and carry into effect the recom- mendations contained in such report, if he finds that the recommenda- tions are made in accordance with law, are supported by the evidence 1064 [52 STAT.

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