The bill would amend federal wage laws to require specified worker disclosures, paystubs, and final payments within 14 days or by the employer’s next pay date, whichever is earlier. It would increase damages, civil fines, and certain criminal referrals for wage violations; extend applicable limitation periods to four years, or five years for willful violations; and suspend those periods during certain Labor Department investigations. It would also direct the Labor Secretary to provide competitive grants to eligible entities and community partners for wage-law enforcement, education, outreach, and back-pay recovery, with grants lasting up to three years.

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