BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 2132: Wage payment violations
Increasing penalties for violations of wage payment laws.
Summary
- Finds that the Washington state minimum wage law and wage claim laws do not require payment of interest on back wages owed and do not authorize adequate penalties against violators. To improve compliance, the department of labor and industries should be allowed to assess interest on back wages and impose civil penalties against employers who are found to be not in compliance with chapters 49.46 and 49.48 RCW.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 21, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Steve Conway (D-29)
- Introduced
- February 21, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Companion bill
- SB 6012
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Steve Conway (D-29)
9 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 2132 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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