US Congress House Bill 3712 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-0)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require 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 establishes new and increased civil and criminal penalties for FLSA overtime or minimum wage violations, 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.

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-07-11	House	Introduced in House

SB2101 (Same As) 2019-07-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3712/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3712/BILLS-116hr3712ih.pdf