,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,bonner 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hastings of
 ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,payne7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich to
 provide a specific limited exemption   
from the overtime pay requirements of   
such ,act for work related to disaster  
or catastrophe claims adjustment after a
 major disaster4  #a4 ,limited exemption
 for disaster or catastrophe claims     
adjusters ,section #g of the ,fair      
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjg7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7s7 7#a7 ,the   
provisions of this section shall not    
apply for a period of #b years after the
 occurrence of a major disaster to any  
employee--  7,a7 employed to adjust or  
evaluate claims resulting from or       
relating to such major disaster1 by an  

employer not engaged1 directly or       
through an affiliate1 in underwriting1  
selling1 or marketing property1         
casualty1 or liability insurance        
policies or contracts2  7,b7 who        
receives from such employer on average  
weekly compensation of not less than    
#eia4jj per week or any minimum weekly  
amount established by the ,secretary1   
whichever is greater1 for the number of 
weeks such employee is engaged in any of
 the activities described in            
subparagraph 7,c72 and  7,c7 whose      
duties include any of the following3    
7i7 interviewing insured individuals1   
individuals who suffered injuries or    
other damages or losses arising from or 
relating to a disaster1 witnesses1 or   
physicians2  7ii7 inspecting property   
damage or reviewing factual information 
to prepare damage estimates2  7iii7     
evaluating and making recommendations   
regarding coverage or compensability of 
claims or determining liability or value
 aspects of claims2  7iv7 negotiating   

settlements2 or  7v7 making             
recommendations regarding litigation4   
7#b7 ,notwithstanding any other         
provision of section #ah1 in the event  
of a major disaster1 this ,act          
exclusively shall govern all such       
employers in lieu of any ,state or other
 ,federal law or regulation or local law
 or regulation1 with respect to the     
employees described in paragraph 7#a74  
7#c7 ,the exemption in this subsection  
shall not affect the exemption provided 
by section #ac7;a77#a74  7#d7 ,for      
purposes of this subsection--  7,a7 the 
term major disaster means any natural   
catastrophe1 including any hurricane1   
tornado1 storm1 high water1 wind driven 
water1 tidal wave1 tsunami1 earthquake1 
volcanic eruption1 landslide1 mudslide1 
snowstorm1 or drought1 or1 regardless of
 cause1 any other catastrophe1 including
 fire1 flood1 explosion1 land collapse1 
avalanche1 or pollutant or chemical     
release2  7,b7 the term employee        
employed to adjust or evaluate claims   

resulting from or relating to such major
 disaster means an individual who timely
 secured or secures a license required  
by applicable law to engage in and      
perform the activities described in     
clauses 7i7 through 7v7 of paragraph    
7#a77;,c7 relating to a major disaster1 
and is employed by an employer that     
maintains worker compensation insurance 
coverage or protection for its          
employees1 if required by applicable    
law1 and withholds applicable ,federal1 
,state1 and local income and payroll    
taxes from the wages1 salaries and any  
benefits of such employees2 and  7,c7   
the term affiliate means a company that1
 by reason of ownership or control of   
twenty-five percent 7#be7 or more of the
 outstanding shares of any class of     
voting securities of one or more        
companies1 directly or indirectly1      
controls1 is controlled by1 or is under 
common control with1 another company4  4