Committee hears broad support for Wage Recovery Act to speed payments to low‑wage workers
Supporters told the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee that House Bill 2479 would create a wage recovery program to get unpaid wages to low‑wage workers sooner, fund the program with penalty collections, and give L&I discretion to prioritize investigations while increasing penalties for willful violators.
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A state House committee heard bipartisan, business and labor-backed support on Jan. 23 for House Bill 2479, the Wage Recovery Act, which would create a wage recovery program intended to get unpaid wages into the hands of low‑wage employees before a formal citation is issued.
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