Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 3/3/2026
Actions
- 2026-03-03Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.
- 2026-03-03Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-539.
- 2026-03-03Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-539.
- 2025-11-20Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
- 2025-11-20Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-03-24Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 2025-03-24Introduced in House
- 2025-03-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2026-03-03 (07)
Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025
This bill provides statutory authority for the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program, which is administered by the Department of Labor and allows employers to self-report federal minimum wage and overtime compensation violations as an alternative to litigation.
Employers may apply to the program by submitting certain information from a self-audit that includes calculations of any unpaid minimum or overtime wages. Labor must verify the calculations and, if the application is approved, supervise a settlement with affected employees that provides payment of any unpaid wages. Employees who accept a settlement under the program waive their private right of action to recover the unpaid wages provided under the settlement.
Cosponsors (5)
- Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Mark Messmer (R-IN)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Randy Fine (R-FL)
Subjects
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative remedies
- Department of Labor
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Personnel records
- Wages and earnings
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