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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act This bill requires employers to make initial and modified disclosures to employees of the terms of their employment, provide such employees with regular paystubs, and make a final payment to an employee for uncompensated work hours within 14 days of the employee's termination. Employers must also allow employees access to wage records. An employer must compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract, including a collective bargaining agreement, that specifies a rate of pay higher than the minimum wage rate. The bill makes all of such unpaid wages recoverable through civil enforcement. The bill establishes new and increased civil and criminal penalties for violations of overtime or minimum wage requirements, including referral to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution of employers who engage in wage theft, falsification of wage records, or retaliation against employees. The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor must provide grants to specified organizations, including nonprofits and educational institutions, to enhance the enforcement of wage and hour laws. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on successful grant programs.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 8442, the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act, to provide workers with schedule flexibility and choice; entire bill. S. 4174, the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, legislation to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations; entire bill. Implementation of P.L. 117-167, CHIPS Act of 2022 (August 9, 2022). Nomination of Jessica Looman to be U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Administrator (PN 2429). Department of Labor proposed rule entitled, "Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration" (86 Fed. Reg. 62966, Nov. 15, 2021). Department of Labor final rule entitled, Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration (87 Fed. Reg. 58269, Sept. 26, 2022). Department of Labor forthcoming proposed rulemaking defining employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Wage and Hour Division proposed rule on "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations" (87 Fed. Reg 15698, March 18, 2022). Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled, Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62218, October 13, 2022). Occupational Safety and Health Administration advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding "Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings" (86 Fed. Reg. 59309, Oct. 27, 2021). Occupational Safety and Health Administration forthcoming rule addressing personal protective equipment in construction. Implementation of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information collection request entitled, Field Testing of Spanish-language Toolbox Talks for Spanish-speaking Construction Workers (87 Fed. Reg. 43866, July 22, 2022). Standards applicable to determining who is an employee in the construction industry for purposes of federal labor laws. General education concerning the classification of construction workers in the wall and ceiling industry.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 4521, the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, an act to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology; Section 2506-"Semiconductor Incentives, subsection (f) Construction Projects." S. 1260, the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; Section 2506 Semiconductor Incentives, subsection (f) Construction Projects." H.R. 4346, the Supreme Court Security Funding Act, a bill making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022; Division A, CHIPS Act of 2022, Section 102, Creating helpful incentives to produce semiconductors (CHIPS) for America fund and Section 103, Semiconductor Incentives." Implementation of P.L. 117-167, the Supreme Court Security Funding Act; Division A, CHIPS Act of 2022, Section 102, Creating helpful incentives to produce semiconductors (CHIPS) for America fund and Section 103, Semiconductor Incentives." H.R. 8442, the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act, to provide workers with schedule flexibility and choice; entire bill. S. 4174, the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, legislation to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations; entire bill. Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division (PN 2429). Standards applicable to determining who is an employee for purposes of federal labor laws. Department of Labor proposed rule entitled, "Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration" (86 Fed. Reg. 62966, Nov. 15, 2021). Department of Labor forthcoming proposed rulemaking defining employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Occupational Safety and Health Administration forthcoming rule addressing personal protective equipment in construction. Occupational Safety and Health Administration advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding "Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings" (86 Fed. Reg. 59309, Oct. 27, 2021). Wage and Hour Division proposed rule on "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations" (87 Fed. Reg 15698, March 18, 2022). General education concerning the classification of construction workers in the wall and ceiling industry.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 4521, the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, an act to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology; Section 2506-"Semiconductor Incentives, subsection (f) Construction Projects." S. 1260, the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; Section 2506 Semiconductor Incentives, subsection (f) Construction Projects." H.R. 7309, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, legislation to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; entire bill. H.R. 7701, the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, legislation to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations; entire bill. S. 4174, the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, legislation to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations; entire bill. Nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration (PN 796). Wage and Hour Division proposed rule on "Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations" (87 Fed. Reg 15698, March 18, 2022). Occupational Safety and Health Administration advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding "Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings" (86 Fed. Reg. 59309, Oct. 27, 2021). Department of Labor proposed rule entitled, "Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration" (86 Fed. Reg. 62966, Nov. 15, 2021). Department of Labor forthcoming proposed rulemaking defining employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act. General education concerning the classification of construction workers in the wall and ceiling industry. Providing workers information concerning labor standards in their native language.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
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