SB 6088 — Concerning minor league baseball players subject to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement regarding employment status.

What this bill does

Specifies that "employee," as defined under minimum wage requirements and labor standards, does not include an individual who is contracted to play minor league baseball and who is compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for wages and working conditions. Allows collective bargaining agreements covering minor league baseball players to supersede rest and meal period rules of the Department of Labor and Industries. Excludes minor league baseball players covered by a collective bargaining agreement from employer record keeping requirements concerning tracking hours worked.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2024
  93 yea · 2 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 2, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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