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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id20e3519bffac47098314791b1dd3208c: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act.
- Section idec3cb81ab2864b6988a03e8323ff1f27: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Wage theft occurs when an employer does not pay an employee for work that the employee has performed, depriving the...
- Section id0bfdc3ce7fa74357aec23ed894df6404: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are to prevent wage theft and facilitate the recovery of stolen wages by— strengthening the penalties for engaging in wage...
- Section id788A15CFD901499F995DD6687EF18A3C: 101. Requirements to provide certain disclosures, regular paystubs, and final payments The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended by inserting after...
- Section id1D37DAC84EAE483C9E099ABCE6A3138B: 5. Requirements to provide certain disclosures, regular paystubs, and final payments Not later than 15 days after the date on which an employer hires an...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the process by which the Secretary— targets highly noncompliant industries, as identified by the Secretary, using industry-specific structures to influence, and ultimately reform, networks of interconnected employers
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