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HR 7701 117th Congress House Labor and Employment Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Community life and organization Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Employment discrimination and employee rights Government studies and investigations Labor standards Personnel records Wages and earnings

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

Introduced: May 10, 2022 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.
Oct 7, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-540.
May 18, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 19.
May 18, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 10, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 10, 2022
Introduced in House
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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022

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 support efforts to prevent and reduce violations of wage and hour laws.

What's happening now October 7, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.

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 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 33
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 17, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 17, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 11, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 10, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 10, 2022
Bass, Karen
· May 10, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 10, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· May 10, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 10, 2022
Cicilline, David
· May 10, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 10, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 10, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 10, 2022
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · May 10, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · May 10, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 10, 2022
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 10, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· May 10, 2022
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 10, 2022
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 10, 2022
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 10, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 10, 2022
Newman, Marie
· May 10, 2022
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · May 10, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 10, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 10, 2022
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 10, 2022
RUSH, BOBBY
· May 10, 2022
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 10, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 10, 2022
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 10, 2022
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · May 10, 2022
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 10, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 10, 2022
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 10, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 10, 2022
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 10, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7701: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7701/
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"H.R. 7701: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7701/.
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