Washington D.C. Council Bill 210711 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-10-26 - Public Hearing Held
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

As introduced, this bill amends an act that addresses the issue of worker protections when an employer does not fully compensate an employee for work performed. It clarifies that the Office of Administrative Hearings has jurisdiction over all administrative hearings. It also includes changes to business record keeping protocol and access. It amends the minimum wage law notice requirements by allowing electronic acknowledgement from an employee to be sufficient. Among other things, it attempts to put lower limits on the amount of attorney fees that a prevailing plaintiff may be awarded.

Wage Theft Prevention Revision Amendment Act Of 2016

Cnc. Phil Mendelson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-10-26	Council	Public Hearing Held
2016-09-30	Council	Notice of Public Hearing Published in the DC Register
2016-05-03	Council	Referred to Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
2016-04-29	Council	Notice of Intent to Act on B21-0711 Published in the DC Register
2016-04-19	Council	Introduced in Office of the Secretary

Type	Source
Summary	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B21-0711
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Download/35659/B21-0711-Introduction.pdf