# 115-hr-3467: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

115-hr-3467, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3467
- Congress: 115
- Title: Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Introduced: 2017-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require employers to make initial disclosures to employees of the terms of their employment, provide such employees with regular paystubs, and make final payment to a terminating employee for uncompensated hours within 14 days of the employee's termination. An employer shall compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract or other employment agreement, including a collective bargaining agreement, that specifies a rate of pay higher than the minimum wage rate. The bill establishes new and increased civil and criminal penalties for violations of FLSA overtime or minimum wage requirements, including referral to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution of employers who engage in wage theft, falsification of wage records, or retaliation against employees. The bill: (1) increases damages for employees who are victims of wage theft from two to three times the wages owed or who are fired for filing a complaint concerning wage theft or for cooperating in an investigation by the Department of Labor, (2) revises requirements for wage recordkeeping by employers and establishes penalties for violations of those requirements, (3) grants employees the right to inspect employer wage records, and (4) increases the statute of limitation for bringing a claim for owed wages from two to four years (three to five years for willful violations). Labor must award grants to assist certain entities in the enforcement of FLSA wage and hour requirements.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2018-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3467 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3467)

## Related
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- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-3947: Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3947)
- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
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