,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #c1 #bjba    
,mr4 ,hawley introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,labor      
,standards ,act of #aich to increase the
 ,federal minimum wage for employers    
with at least #a1jjj1jjj1jjj in annual  
revenue1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,minimum wage increase for employers    
with high annual revenues ,section #f of
 the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of    
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7h7  
,employers with high annual revenues    
7#a7 ,in general ,except as described in
 paragraph 7#c71 for purposes of this   
,act1 in the case of an employer        
described in paragraph 7#b71 the minimum
 wage rate provided for in1 prescribed  
in1 and in effect under subsection      
7a77#a7 with respect to the employees of

 such employer shall be--  7,a7 #i4ej an
 hour1 beginning on the first day of the
 third month that begins after the date 
of enactment of this subsection2  7,b7  
#aa4jj an hour1 beginning #a year after 
such first day2  7,c7 #ab4ej an hour1   
beginning #b years after such first day2
  7,d7 #ad4jj an hour1 beginning #c     
years after such first day2  7,e7 #ae4jj
 an hour1 beginning #d years after such 
first day2 and  7,f7 beginning on the   
date that is #e years after such first  
day1 and annually thereafter1 the amount
 determined by the ,secretary under     
paragraph 7#d74  7#b7 ,employer ,an     
employer described in this paragraph is 
an employer with an annual revenue that 
is not less than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7  
,tipped employees ,paragraph 7#a7 shall 
not apply with respect to determining   
the wage an employer described in       
paragraph 7#b7 is required to pay a     
tipped employee under section #c7m77#b74
  7#d7 ,determination based on increase 
in the median hourly wage of all        

employees  7,a7 ,in general ,not later  
than each date that is #ij days before a
 new minimum wage determined under      
paragraph 7#a77;,f7 is to take effect1  
the ,secretary shall determine the      
minimum wage to be in effect under this 
paragraph for each period described in  
paragraph 7#a77;,f74 ,the wage          
determined under this paragraph for a   
year shall be-- 7i7 not less than the   
amount in effect under paragraph 7#a7 on
 the date of such determination2  7ii7  
increased from such amount by the annual
 percentage increase1 if any1 in the    
median hourly wage of all employees as  
determined by the ,bureau of ,labor     
,statistics2 and  7iii7 rounded up to   
the nearest multiple of #j4je4  7,b7    
,calculating annual percentage increase 
,in calculating the annual percentage   
increase in the median hourly wage of   
all employees for purposes of           
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the ,secretary1  
through the ,bureau of ,labor           
,statistics1 shall compile data on the  

hourly wages of all employees to        
determine such a median hourly wage and 
compare such median hourly wage for the 
most recent year for which data are     
available with the median hourly wage   
determined for the preceding year4  4   
#b4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by section #a shall take effect on the 
first day of the third month that begins
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act4