3.0.0 2101 2022-11-01T13:50:41Z 2022-11-01T13:50:41Z Senate S 2019-07-11 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-11T18:47:46Z Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act 116 3712 HR 2019-07-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Identical bill CRS 2019-07-11 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2019-07-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-07-11 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-07-11 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-07-11 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-07-11 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2019-07-11 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-07-11 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-07-11 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-07-11 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-07-11 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-07-11 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-07-11 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-07-11 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-07-11 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-07-11 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-07-11 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-07-11 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-07-11 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-07-11 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-07-11 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2019-07-11 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-07-11 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-07-11 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-07-11 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-07-11 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-07-11 True Labor and Employment Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Community life and organization Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Employment discrimination and employee rights Government studies and investigations Labor standards Personnel records Wages and earnings Labor and Employment 00 2019-07-11 Introduced in Senate 2019-11-26T19:33:24Z Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require 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 establishes new and increased civil and criminal penalties for FLSA overtime or minimum wage violations, 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.

]]> Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act Display Title Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2101is/xml/BILLS-116s2101is.xml 2019-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.