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Committee compromises on wage-claim timing, extending employer response window to 20 days
Committee on Commerce · February 18, 2026
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Summary
After hearing competing testimony from employers, unions and the Department of Labor, the Committee on Commerce adopted a committee amendment changing employer response time on wage claims from 10 to 20 calendar days (compromise between 10 and 30) and advanced House Bill 1168 by voice vote.
The Committee on Commerce adopted a committee amendment to House Bill 1168 that extends the employer response time to a wage claim from 10 calendar days to 20 calendar days and then voted to move the bill out of committee.
Representative Brian Labrie introduced HB1168, saying 10…
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