Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
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Overview
This bill, the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, aims to combat wage theft and assist workers in recovering stolen wages. It proposes several key changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Portal-to-Portal Act, including requiring employers to provide paystubs and final payments, increasing penalties for wage violations, and establishing a grant program to support community partnerships in preventing and addressing wage theft. The bill also seeks to improve enforcement and protect workers’ rights to full compensation.
Key provisions
- Requires employers to provide employees with initial and modification disclosures regarding pay rates, overtime eligibility, and employment classification.
- Mandates regular paystubs detailing employee wages and hours worked.
- Establishes a system for final payments upon employee termination.
- Increases penalties for wage theft violations, including potential civil fines.
- Creates a grant program to support community partnerships in wage theft prevention and recovery.
- Expands the statute of limitations for filing wage theft claims.
- Requires employers to maintain accurate records of employee pay.
- Establishes a right for employees to receive full compensation for work performed, including interest on unpaid wages.
Who is affected
- Employees
- Employers
- State and Federal Labor Agencies
- Nonprofit Organizations
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