AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES

Summary

The law gives the state’s director of labor and training new authority to investigate wage complaints, hold expedited hearings, and order payment of back wages with interest. It also imposes civil penalties up to twice or three times the owed wages and can treat large underpayments as misdemeanors. The changes aim to protect workers and ensure employers follow wage laws.

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