Rep. Scott Fact Sheet: Wage Theft Prevention & Wage Recovery Act
May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following fact sheet:
The Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act (Wage Theft Act) modernizes the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) for the 21st Century to ensure workers are paid for all of the work they do. The Wage Theft Act ends the use of one-sided arbitration agreements and class action waivers exploited by employers to avoid liability for wage thef . . .
The Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act (Wage Theft Act) modernizes the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) for the 21st Century to ensure workers are paid for all of the work they do. The Wage Theft Act ends the use of one-sided arbitration agreements and class action waivers exploited by employers to avoid liability for wage thef . . .