HB 2646: Wage complaints
Improving administration of wage complaints.
Summary
- Restricts the Department of Labor and Industries' authority to waive civil penalties for repeat violators of the wage laws and for employers that have a business practice of disregard for wage laws.
- Tolls the statute of limitations during a wage complaint investigation.
- Provides for successor business liability.
- Establishes civil penalties for repeat violators of the wage laws and for employers that have a business practice of disregard for wage laws.
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- IntroducedJan 11, 2010
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- John McCoy (D-38)
- Introduced
- January 11, 2010 in the House
- Last action
- March 15, 2010
- Companion bill
- SB 6456
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to improving administration of wage complaints by defining the limitations period for administrative wage claims through the department of labor and industries, tolling the civil statute of limitations, increasing minimum penalties for violators, creating and affecting waiver of penalties for repeat violators and those with a business practice of disregard for wage law, and providing for wage law violation liability for successor businesses;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: John McCoy (D-38)
8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.
- Prefiled for introduction.
HB 2646 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2646 (2025–26) WUCIOA dispute mitigation
- HB 2646 (2019–20) Health care sector disorders
- HB 2646 (2017–18) Significant transp. projects
- HB 2646 (2015–16) Retirement system defaults
- HB 2646 (2013–14) Long-term care workers
- HB 2646 (2011–12) Children in child care
- HB 2646 (2007–08) Bereavement leave
- HB 2646 (2005–06) Trail grooming