Labor Income Fairness and Transparency Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- May 29, 2025
What it does
The Labor Income Fairness and Transparency Act (LIFT Act) would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to gradually increase the federal minimum wage from $10.25 to $17.00 per hour over three years, with future adjustments tied to median hourly wage growth. It would eliminate subminimum wages for youth, student-learners, full-time students, and workers with disabilities, while raising the tipped employee minimum wage to match the standard minimum wage over time. The bill also doubles civil penalties for violations, protects Wage and Hour Division investigators from reduction-in-force removals, authorizes grants to states for wage law enforcement, establishes a hospitality industry advisory…
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