Number: RL30697
Title: Funeral Services: The Industry, Its Workforce, and Labor Standards
Authors: William G. Whittaker, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: Legislation concerning the status of funeral directors (and, subsequently, embalmers) has been introduced in several Congresses - beginning with the 105th - but none of them has been enacted. On March 2003, the Department of Labor proposed a new regulation [Section 13(a)(1)] dealing with executives, administrators and professionals. The new regulation could have the effect, desired by the industry, of affecting the status of funeral directors and embalmers and of removing them from overtime pay status.
Pages: 37
Date: Updated February 9, 2005