Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, aims to combat wage theft across the United States by strengthening penalties, ensuring timely payment of wages and final payments, and providing workers with better tools to recover stolen earnings. It also authorizes the Secretary of Labor to create a grant program to support community partnerships in preventing wage and hour violations and assisting workers in recovering unpaid wages. The bill addresses longstanding issues with enforcement and limitations in existing wage and hour laws.
Key provisions
- Increases penalties for wage theft violations.
- Requires employers to provide employees with regular paystubs and final payments.
- Authorizes a grant program to support community partnerships in wage theft prevention and recovery.
- Expands the statute of limitations for wage theft claims.
- Modifies the Fair Labor Standards Act to require disclosures of pay rates and employment classifications.
- Establishes a civil fine structure for employers found to be in violation of wage and hour laws.
- Requires employers to keep records of employee pay and provide access to those records.
- Creates a memorandum of understanding between grant recipients and the Department of Labor.
Who is affected
- Employees
- Employers
- Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor
- State and local governments
- Community organizations
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