Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act to strengthen wage theft penalties and employee rights.
The Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act aims to prevent wage theft and facilitate wage recovery by strengthening penalties for wage theft, ensuring employees receive full compensation, and providing tools for wage recovery. It mandates employers to provide detailed paystubs and final payments to employees. The Act also increases civil and criminal penalties for wage theft violations, extends the statute of limitations for wage theft claims, and authorizes grants to support community partnerships for wage and hour law enforcement.
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