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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015
Legislative Progress
Introduced
July 29, 2015
Latest Action
November 16, 2015
Primary Sponsor
Frederica S. WilsonDemocratic(FL)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
82pct
110d open
vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d
Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require every person (including every employer and enterprise) that employs an employee or non-employee who performs labor or services, including through an entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation, to: (1) classify such individuals accurately as employees or non-employees; and (2) notify each new employee and new non-employee of his or her classification as an employee or non-employee, together with information concerning their legal rights. Makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) discharge or otherwise discriminate against an individual (including an employee) who has opposed any practice, or filed a complaint or instituted any proceeding related to this Act, including with respect to an individual's status as an employee or non-employee; and (2) wrongly classify an employee as a non-employee. Doubles the amount of liquidated damages for maximum hours, minimum wage, and notice of classification violations by an employer. Subjects a person who: (1) violates such requirements (including recordkeeping requirements) to a civil penalty of up to $1,100; or (2) repeatedly or willfully violates such requirements to a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation. Directs the Department of Labor (DOL) to establish a single webpage on its website that summarizes the rights of employees and non-employees under the FLSA and this Act. Amends the Social Security Act to require, as a condition for a federal grant for the administration of state unemployment compensation, for the state's unemployment compensation law to include requirements for: (1) auditing programs that identify employers that have not registered under the state law or that are paying unreported compensation where the effect is to exclude employees from unemployment compensation coverage, and (2) establishing administrative penalties for misclassifying employees or paying unreported unemployment compensation to employees. Requires any office, administration, or division of DOL to report any misclassification of an employee by a person subject to the FLSA that it discovers to the DOL Wage and Hour Division (WHD). Authorizes the WHD to report such information to the Internal Revenue Service.
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Filing registrants (3)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Independent Contractor/Misclassification/Payroll Fraud The Clarify Workers Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act (H.R. 5008) The Fair Playing Field Act (S.2252) The Payroll Fraud Prevention Act (S.1896/H.R. 3427) Combined Heat and Power Incentives/Production Tax Credit Commercial Building Tax Incentives - Section 179 expansion and extension Bonus Depreciation C Corporation Tax Issues S Corporation Tax Issues Comprehensive Tax Reform Estate Tax Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1105) Tax Extenders Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 The Main Street Fairness Act (H.R. 5076)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Independent Contractor/Misclassification/Payroll Fraud The Clarify Workers Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act (H.R. 5008) The Fair Playing Field Act (S.2252) The Payroll Fraud Prevention Act (S.1896/H.R. 3427) Combined Heat and Power Incentives/Production Tax Credit Commercial Building Tax Incentives - Section 179 expansion and extension Bonus Depreciation C Corporation Tax Issues S Corporation Tax Issues Comprehensive Tax Reform Estate Tax Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1105) Tax Extenders Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 The Main Street Fairness Act (H.R. 5076)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Independent Contractor/Misclassification/Payroll Fraud The Clarify Workers Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act (H.R. 5008) The Fair Playing Field Act (S.2252) The Payroll Fraud Prevention Act (S.1896/H.R. 3427) Combined Heat and Power Incentives/Production Tax Credit Commercial Building Tax Incentives - Section 179 expansion and extension Bonus Depreciation C Corporation Tax Issues S Corporation Tax Issues Comprehensive Tax Reform Estate Tax Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1105) Tax Extenders Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 The Main Street Fairness Act (H.R. 5076)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1619/ S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 4376/ S. 2630, Pay Stub Disclosure Act. S. 1896/ H.R. 3427, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2042/ H.R. 3514, WAGE Act. Proposed revisions to overtime rules. Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act Proposal to block Department of Labor Persuader Rule.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Independent Contractor/Misclassification/Payroll Fraud The Clarify Workers Misclassification in the Construction Industry Act (H.R. 5008) The Fair Playing Field Act (S.2252) The Payroll Fraud Prevention Act (S.1896/H.R. 3427) Combined Heat and Power Incentives/Production Tax Credit Commercial Building Tax Incentives - Section 179 expansion and extension Bonus Depreciation C Corporation Tax Issues S Corporation Tax Issues Comprehensive Tax Reform Estate Tax Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1105) Tax Extenders Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 The Main Street Fairness Act (H.R. 5076)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1619/ S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 932/ S.497, Healthy Families Act. S. 786/ H.R. 1439, Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act Broad stances on micro-union organizing, secret ballot proposals, and NLRB expedited election procedures. H.R. 4376/ S. 2630, Pay Stub Disclosure Act. S. 1896/ H.R. 3427, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2042/ H.R. 3514, WAGE Act. Proposed revisions to overtime rules. Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1619/ S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. Education Worker Background Check in Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Rule and guidance on Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 932, S. 497, Healthy Families Act S. 786/ H.R. 1439, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Leave Act. Broad stances on micro-union organizing, secret ballot proposals, and NLRB expedited election procedures. S. 1896/ H.R. 3427, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2042/ H.R. 3514, WAGE Act. Proposed revisions to overtime rules. Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 1896, "Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015," To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees. Entire bill. H.R. 3088, "LEAP Act," To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs. Entire bill. S. 2020," Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015," To establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs. Entire bill. H.R. 3427,"Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015," To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees. Entire bill. S. 2252, "Fair Playing Field Act of 2015," A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments with respect to such clarifications. Entire bill.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 3427, "Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015," To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes. S. 2045, "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015," To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer sponsored health coverage. S. 2075, "American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015," To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage and to express the sense of the Senate that resulting revenue loss should be offset. H.R. 2050, "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015," Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning taxable years after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans. H.R. 879, "Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act," A bill to repeal the excise tax on the benefit portion of high cost employer-sponsored health care plans (known as Cadillac plans) that is set to take effect after 2017 and to repeal the reporting requirements for such plans beginning after calendar year 2014.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 3088, "LEAP Act," To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs. Entire bill. S. 2020, "Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2015," To establish a tax credit for on-site apprenticeship programs, and for other purposes. Entire bill. S. 1785, "Davis-Bacon Repeal Act," To repeal the wage rates of the Davis-Bacon Act. Entire bill. H.R. 3472, "Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act," To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts, subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions. Entire bill. H.R. 3427, "Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015," Legislation to require employers and enterprises to properly classify workers and employees or non-employees, to notify workers of these classifications, and to increase penalties for misclassification. Entire bill.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Worker misclassification & independent contractors. Project labor agreements: prevailing wage/ Davis-Bacon Act. H.R. 1619/ S. 862, Paycheck Fairness Act. Education Worker Background Check Legislation. Rule and guidance on Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. S. 248/ H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 932, S. 497, Healthy Families Act S. 786/ H.R. 1439, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Leave Act. Broad stances on micro-union organizing, secret ballot proposals, and NLRB expedited election procedures. S. 1896/ H.R. 3427, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2042/ H.R. 3514, WAGE Act. Proposed revisions to overtime rules. Joint employer issue: S. 2015/ H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Brad Ashford | Democratic | NE |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | MD |
| Corrine Brown | Democratic | FL |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Donna F. Edwards | Democratic | MD |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries | Democratic | NY |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| José E. Serrano | Democratic | NY |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Katherine M. Clark | Democratic | MA |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic | CT |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE