{"id":5272,"date":"2014-12-04T10:02:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T15:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/?p=5272"},"modified":"2016-02-24T14:16:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T19:16:32","slug":"washington-dc-wage-theft-prevention-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/washington-dc-wage-theft-prevention-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC Wage Theft Prevention Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5274\" alt=\"washington dc wage theft prevention act\" src=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/wp-content\/uploads\/Labor_Employment_Law_2013_IMEC-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>Washington D.C. employers, including household employers and temporary staffing agencies, must comply with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proskauer.com\/publications\/client-alert\/dc-amends-wage-theft-act-to-increase-employer-obligations-and-penalties\/\" target=\"_blank\">new amendment<\/a> to the Washington DC Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2014. This amendment is expected to become effective in mid-December following a mandatory 30-day review period.<\/p>\n<p>For household employers, the most relevant and important piece of this law regards providing every employee a written pay rate notice by March 2015. The notice must be in English and in the employee&#8217;s primary language (if applicable), and must contain the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The name of the employer;<\/li>\n<li>The physical address of the employer (and a mailing address, if different);<\/li>\n<li>The telephone number of the employer;<\/li>\n<li>The employee&#8217;s rate of pay and overtime rate of pay;<\/li>\n<li>The employee&#8217;s regular payday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Employers must provide this notice to all newly hired employees, as well as provide amended notices to existing employees whenever their pay rate or any of the above information changes. Both employer and employee must sign all notices, and employers must retain proof of compliance by keeping copies of the signed notices.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or need more information, please <a href=\"\/household\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">contact<\/a> GTM&#8217;s Household Employment Experts at (888) 432-7972.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington D.C. employers, including household employers and temporary staffing agencies, must comply with a new amendment to the Washington DC Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2014. This amendment is expected to become effective in mid-December following a mandatory 30-day review period. 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