The Totemian EmpireParliament
HC Bill 26-2

The Elara Totem Act

Bill · House of Commons · 26th Totemian Parliament

Introduced July 8, 2026Updated July 12th, 202612:03 PM UTC

Granted Imperial Assent

Tribune Review

Tribune reviewJuly 13, 2026

This bill creates a comprehensive labor title with minimum wages, government minimum wages, partial-session pay, public-works Elara's Wage, artist compensation, breaks, wage claims, certification, worker-favoring burdens of proof, creative labor use rights, watermark protections, and enforcement remedies. It strongly protects workers and artists while imposing wage and contract obligations on employers and government employers.

A sweeping pro-worker and egalitarian labor-rights bill.

What it does

  1. Creates a half-hour wage system and 22 SL minimum wage.
  2. Applies wage duties to individuals and organizations above wealth or income thresholds.
  3. Protects worker payment choice and restricts coerced wage waivers.
  4. Requires Judiciary or Notary approval/certification for wage agreements and waivers.
  5. Requires breaks and clear employment terms before labor is provided.
  6. Creates wage claims, remedies, worker-favoring burdens of proof, and bad-faith employer consequences.
  7. Allows Treasury to update minimum wage by market-price metric and policy order.
  8. Creates a government minimum wage 42 percent above minimum wage.
  9. Requires partial work-session compensation and additional reasonable payment where warranted.
  10. Creates Elara's Wage at four times minimum wage for public works and artists.
  11. Creates public-works break rules.
  12. Creates artist use requirements, later requests, public artwork default reuse, watermark protections, enforcement, and private artwork rights.
  • minimum wage
  • labor rights
  • government wage
  • partial work
  • public works
  • artists
  • watermarks
  • worker remedies
EconomicFiscalCivil LibertiesCentralisationSocietySovereigntyWelfareRule of LawCrown AuthoritySecurity & DefenceJusticeChurch & StateNational IdentityLabour & CapitalEnvironment & DevelopmentPolitical EqualityDemocratic ParticipationTransparency & Accountability
A sweeping pro-worker and egalitarian labor-rights bill.Strongest: Labour & Capital Pro-Worker · hover an axis
Economic-55 · Collective Provision90% confidence
Collective ProvisionMarket Freedom

It imposes broad wage, contract, and compensation rules on private and public labor markets.

Fiscal-35 · Expansionary75% confidence
ExpansionaryRestrained

Government minimum wages, Elara's Wage, and artist payments increase public compensation obligations.

Civil Liberties+20 · Authoritarian60% confidence
LibertarianAuthoritarian

The state actively regulates wages, contracts, artwork use, and employer conduct.

Society+25 · Progressive65% confidence
TraditionalistProgressive

It modernizes recognition of creative labor, worker dignity, and artist control rights.

Welfare-25 · Universalist70% confidence
UniversalistConditionalist

It creates broad income protections for workers and public-works contributors.

Rule of Law-35 · Constitutionalist85% confidence
ConstitutionalistDiscretionary

The bill sets certification, burdens of proof, claims, and remedies for wage and artist-right disputes.

Labour & Capital-90 · Pro-Worker100% confidence
Pro-WorkerPro-Employer

The bill comprehensively creates minimum wages, worker remedies, public-works premiums, breaks, and artist labor rights.

Environment & Development+20 · Development-First50% confidence
Environmental StewardshipDevelopment-First

Public works and land development are covered for compensation, but the bill mainly regulates labor rather than authorizing projects.

Political Equality-45 · Equal Standing85% confidence
Equal StandingStatus Privilege

It strengthens workers and artists against employers, offices, and wealthier contracting parties.

Transparency & Accountability-35 · Open Accountability80% confidence
Open AccountabilityOpaque Discretion

Certification records, claims, proof burdens, and enforcement remedies make labor obligations accountable.

Calibrated by the bill's own provisions — magnitude reflects how strongly it acts on each axis.