DOL Ends Trump Plan to Let Employers Report Wage Violations (1)

The Biden administration nixed a Trump-era initiative that encouraged businesses to self-report wage-and-hour violations to the Labor Department in return for protection against further legal liability, an early signal of a stricter enforcement posture.

The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division launched the self-reporting test pilot in 2018, a move that some management-side lawyers welcomed as a method to make workers whole while safeguarding their clients from private litigation and additional back-wage penalties.

By terminating the Payroll Audit Independent Determination program in President Joe Biden‘s first full week in office, the department’s new leadership demonstrated an inclination to return ...