4795115 Public Hearing Notice (Revised and Abbreviated) on B20-671, "Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2014"

Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs

Notice of Public Hearing

 

John A. Wilson Building   1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Ste. G-6    Washington, DC 20004                                          

Revised and Abbreviated

 

COUNCILMEMBER VINCENT B. ORANGE, SR., CHAIR

COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, CONSUMER, AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

 

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON

 

B20-671, the “WAGE THEFT PREVENTION ACT OF 2014”

 

Friday, March 14, 2014, 9:00 a.m.

John A. Wilson Building, Room 120

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr. announces the rescheduling of a public hearing of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs that was cancelled due to the weather closing of the District government on Monday, March 3, 2014.  The public hearing on B20-671, the “Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2014” is rescheduled for Friday, March 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building located at 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20004.  This notice is revised to announce the rescheduling of the hearing for Friday, March 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m, Room 120.  The hearing notice is abbreviated in order to provide timely notice to the public.

 

B20-671, the “Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2014” proposes to amend the Wage Payment and Collections Act and the Minimum Wage Revision Act, to strengthen applicable remedies, fines, and administrative penalties when an employer fails to pay earned wages.  It also provides for the suspension of business licenses of employers that are delinquent in paying wage judgments or agreements, to clarify administrative procedures and legal standards for adjudicating wage disputes, to require the employer to provide written notice to each employee of the terms of their employment and to maintain appropriate employment records. 

 

Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public hearing are asked to contact Ms. Faye Caldwell or Gene Fisher of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs at [phone] or by email at [e-mail] or [e-mail].  Witnesses are asked to furnish their names, addresses, telephone number, email address, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business, Wednesday, March  12, 2014.  Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony.  Representatives of organizations and government agencies will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard.  Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.

 

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record.  The official record will remain open until the close of business of Monday, March 24, 2014.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite G-6, of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.