,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aa1        
#bjai,mr4 ,calvert introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,labor   
,standards ,act of #aich to provide that
 an employee's regular rate for purposes
 of calculating overtime compensation   
will not be affected by certain         
additional payments4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,employee
 ,bonus ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,regular 
rate for overtime purposes ,section     
#g7;e7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards   
,act of #aich is amended--  7#a7 by     
inserting before the semicolon at the   
end of paragraph 7#c7 the following3 2  
or 7d7 the payments are made to reward  
an employee or group of employees for   
meeting or exceeding the productivity1  
quality1 efficiency1 or sales goals as  
specified in a gainsharing plan1        
incentive bonus plan1 commission plan1  

or performance contingent bonus plan2   
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3 ,a plan described in clause  
7d7 of paragraph 7#c7 shall be in       
writing and made available to employees1
 provided that the amount of the        
payments to be made under the plan be   
based upon a formula that is stated in  
the plan1 and be established and        
maintained in good faith for the purpose
 of distributing to employees additional
 remuneration over and above the wages  
and salaries that are not dependent upon
 the existence of such plan or payments 
made pursuant to such plan4 4