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Committee advances bill requiring written explanation of pay and deductions at hire
Summary
The House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards voted to send Senate Bill 906A to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; the bill would require employers to provide new hires a written explanation of earnings and deductions and direct the Bureau of Labor and Industries to supply a model form.
The House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards voted Monday to send Senate Bill 906A to the floor with a due-pass recommendation, advancing a measure that would require employers to give new hires a written explanation of earnings and deductions.
The bill “requires an employer to provide all employees at the time of hire a written explanation of earnings and deductions,” Erin, staff to the committee, told members during the work session. The measure also specifies what the explanation must include, requires employers to review and update the information by Jan. 1 of each year, and directs the Bureau of Labor and Industries to develop a model document employers may use and customize.
Supporters and the staff report said the bill carries a minimal fiscal impact and no revenue impact. The Senate report included a civil penalty provision allowing the bureau’s commissioner to assess a penalty not to exceed $500 for violations, Erin said.
Vice Chair Munoz moved the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. Committee clerk Desi conducted the roll call; members recorded as voting yes included Representative Ragla, Representative Nelson, Vice Chair Munoz and Chair Graber. Vice Chair Elmer was recorded as voting no; several members were recorded as excused. The committee chair announced the motion adopted and named Representative Nelson as the carrier to the floor.
The discussion at the work session was procedural and limited to the bill summary, fiscal notes and the Senate vote history; no substantive amendments or extended debate were recorded. The staff presentation noted the bill originated in the Senate and reported the Senate vote was 20 ayes and seven noes, with three excused. The committee did not take public testimony during the work session.
If approved by the full House, the bill would impose the written-explanation requirement on employers and require annual updates; the bureau would provide a model template and would be authorized to levy civil penalties for noncompliance.
