Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

The purposes of this Act are to prevent wage theft and facilitate the recovery of stolen wages by—

(1) strengthening the penalties for engaging in wage theft;

(2) giving workers the right to receive, in a timely manner, full compensation for the work they perform, certain disclosures, regular paystubs, and final payments;

(3) providing workers with improved tools to recover their stolen wages in court; and

(4) making assistance available to enhance enforcement of and compliance with Federal wage and hour laws through—

(A) supporting initiatives that address and prevent violations of such laws and assist workers in wage recovery;

(B) supporting individual entities and developing community partnerships that expand and improve cooperative efforts between enforcement agencies and community-based organizations in the prevention of wage and hour violations and enforcement of wage and hour laws;

(C) expanding outreach to workers in industries or geographic areas identified by the Secretary of Labor as highly noncompliant with Federal wage and hour laws;

(D) improving detection of employers who are not complying with such laws and aiding in the identification of violations of such laws; and

(E) facilitating the collection of evidence to assist enforcement efforts.