SHB 1217: Concerning wage complaints.
Signed into law: Chapter 243, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Ortiz-Self
- Introduced
- January 10, 2023
- Status
- C 243 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (May 4, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) to demand interest on wages owed when a wage complaint is filed, and prohibits the Department from waiving or reducing the interest unless the employee requests a waiver or reduction. Requires the Department to convene a work group to develop strategies to provide relief to workers of wage theft, including the creation of a wage recovery fund.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 202353 yea · 43 nay · 2 not voting
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 14, 202362 yea · 34 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 12, 202333 yea · 16 nay
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