A federal program meant to help businesses more quickly settle wage disputes with their workers is under fire in an April 11 letter from 11 state attorneys general.
The Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program is a self-reporting pilot program out of the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division. It is intended to be part of a return to a more business-friendly environment at the DOL. Management lawyers have said, however, that they are skeptical about participating in the program.
That’s in part because the DOL can’t force workers to waive their state wage and hour rights in return for ...
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