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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

USA117th CongressS-4174| Senate 
| Updated: 5/10/2022
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (28)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2101
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
May 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 7, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-7701
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2101
    Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act


  • May 10, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • October 7, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-7701
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 117-7701: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCivil actions and liabilityCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsLabor standardsPersonnel recordsWages and earnings

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

USA117th CongressS-4174| Senate 
| Updated: 5/10/2022
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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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2101
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
May 10, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 10, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 7, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-7701
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2101
    Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act


  • May 10, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 10, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • October 7, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-7701
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (28)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 117-7701: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationCivil actions and liabilityCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsLabor standardsPersonnel recordsWages and earnings