Washington D.C. Council Bill 210723 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-05-06 - Notice of Intent to Act on B21-0723 Published in the DC Register
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

RE-REFERRAL - Sequentially referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and then the Committee of the Whole, Subcommittee on Workforce. As introduced, this bill clarifies the authority of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to enforce laws regarding wages in the District of Columbia. It also establishes subpoena power and rulemaking authority for the OAG regarding wage law violations. It allows for the recovery of reasonable attorney's fees and costs from employers that have illegally withheld wages due to District workers.

Wage Enforcement Initiative Amendment Act Of 2016

Cnc. Phil Mendelson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-06	Council	Notice of Intent to Act on B21-0723 Published in the DC Register
2016-05-03	Council	Referred to Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
2016-04-28	Council	Introduced in Office of the Secretary

Type	Source
Summary	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B21-0723
Text	http://lims.dccouncil.gov/Download/35724/B21-0723-Introduction.pdf