Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Learners, apprentices, and handicapped workers.. Determinations under the Public Contracts Act. Charts Tables Appendix I A. Number of underpaid employees and amount of underpayments D. Number of minors found illegally employed on farms in investi- F. Number of minors found employed in violation of the child labor Page 258 259 260 261 262 263 G. Minimum hourly wage rates in effect in Puerto Rico as of June 30, 266 269 I. Minimum hourly wage rates in American Samoa, effective 269 J. Distribution of increases in Puerto Rican minimum hourly wage rates by magnitude of the increases, October 31, 1955, to June 30, 1961.... K. Percent distribution of employees in Puerto Rico subject to minimum wage rates, by minimum hourly rate applicable to the industry in which they were employed, as of June 30, 1957–61.. L. Percent distribution of employees in Puerto Rican industries, by increase in minimum hourly wage rates, fiscal years 1957-61. M. Number of applications received and learner certificates issued, fiscal years 1961 and 1960.. 269 20 20 270 N. Learner certificates in effect June 30, 1961, by industry and by type of learner certificate.. 271 O. Number and value of unclassified contracts subject to the Public 271 P. Summary of minimum wage determinations applicable under the 272 Tables Q. Number of minors found illegally employed on farms in violation of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, by age and present or last school grade attended, fiscal year 1961... R. Number of nonlocal minors found illegally employed on farms in violation of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, by age and present or last school grade attended, fiscal year 1961. Page 276 276 Child Labor Standards.. Appendix II 277 Introduction Again this year the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions' activities resulted in peak back-wage disclosures and back-wage payments for employees who had received less than they were due under the Fair Labor Standards Act or the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act. Continuing a trend begun in 1956, the amount of back wages revealed due under the minimum wage and overtime provisions of either or both laws, and the sum employers agreed to pay to workers, increased for the fifth consecutive year. More than $30.9 million was due some 202,000 employees and almost $14.5 million was paid to about 122,000 employees in the 1961 fiscal year. Improving and strengthening the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961 were enacted during the fiscal year, but were to go into effect September 3, 1961, after the close of the fiscal year. Accordingly, the Divisions' activities narrated in this report are concerned with Fair Labor Standards Act provisions before their revision by the 1961 amendments, unless otherwise indicated. Approved by the President on May 5, 1961, the amendments increase the minimum wage for currently covered workers, bring additional workers under the act, and contain a provision to help obtain more readily any back wages due employees. The amendments also require that certain surveys and studies be made of the application of some exemptions from the act and that reports and recommendations be made to the Congress on the elimination of any inequities. The amendments provide for the attainment over the next few years of a $1.25-an-hour minimum wage for both currently covered and newly covered workers. The act's present overtime requirements-that not less than 11⁄2 times the employee's regular rate be paid for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek-remain applicable to currently covered employment, and will also be attained for newly covered workers. By September 3, 1965, all covered employment will have been placed on the same basis with regard to minimum wage and overtime compensation. The first increase in minimum rates goes into effect September 3, 1961, when a minimum of at least $1.15 an hour becomes applicable to currently covered employment, and a $1 minimum rate to newly covered employment. No overtime premium will be due newly covered employment until September 1963. It is estimated that the $1.15 minimum rate will mean direct pay increases for about 1.9 million of the 24 million workers currently subject to the |