Don’t STEAL Act

The Don’t STEAL Act would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to strengthen protections against wage theft by requiring employers to pay employees the higher of any contractually agreed rate or the applicable federal or state minimum wage, and by increasing criminal and civil penalties for willful violations involving unpaid wages or overtime. It applies to employees engaged in commerce or the production of goods for commerce, and would impose fines and imprisonment of up to five years for violations exceeding $1,000, or up to one year for violations of $1,000 or less, with penalties adjusted based on violation gravity, prior offenses, and business size. The bill also directs collected fines…

AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.