What it means: The Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act would reinstate the PAID program, which allowed small business owners to self-report and correct minor minimum wage and overtime violations before facing penalties. NFIB sent a letter of support for this legislation.

Our take: “Unlike larger businesses, many small businesses do not have dedicated compliance officers or human resources departments, leaving the business owner responsible for handling payroll in-house. The PAID program was successful in helping small business owners correct unintended errors before incurring costly penalties,” said Dylan Rosnick, NFIB Principal of Federal Government Relations.

Take Action: Contact your elected officials today to support this program and small businesses across the country!

The Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act provided small businesses flexibility to self-report and correct minor minimum wage and overtime violations before incurring a penalty. NFIB sent a letter to Representative Glenn Grothman (WI-06) in strong support of his legislation.

This legislation would reinstate and codify the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program that was launched as a six-month pilot program. The program was aimed at resolving wage and hour claims more expeditiously and without litigation to ensure that more workers received legally owed back wages faster.

Small businesses overwhelmingly supported the PAID program. In fact, according to a recent NFIB Member Ballot, 88% of NFIB members agreed that the Department of Labor should allow employers to self-report and correct minor overtime and minimum wage violations before incurring a penalty.

NFIB encourages Congress to promptly enact this legislation to help honest small business owners comply with the law. Contact your elected officials today to support this program.