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HB 716PENNSYLVANIASession 2025-2026State Billin committee

Pennsylvania House Bill 716 requires employer wage-law notices and extends unpaid-wage collection deadlines for non-compliance

Original title: An Act amending the act of July 14, 1961 (P.L.637, No.329), known as the Wage Payment and Collection Law, further providing for notification; providing for duty of employer; and imposing criminal and civil penalties.

Last action · February 24, 2025: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Feb. 24, 2025Sponsors: Emily Kinkead and 32 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Pennsylvania employers must provide workers with a summary of the Wage Payment and Collection Law at the time of hiring and post it conspicuously, or face s and fines up to $500. Additionally, failing to provide this notice or posting suspends the usual three-year for wage-collection claims until the requirements are satisfied.

Why it matters

Extends the legal window for workers to recover unpaid wages past the standard three-year limit if employers fail to meet mandated notification and posting duties.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

employers

Employers must provide new hires with a legal summary, maintain a posted notice at their place of business, face fines up to $500 for non-compliance, and face extended windows for wage-claim liability if they fail to post.

Directly affected

employes

Employees receive mandatory summaries of their wage rights at hiring and gain an extended legal window to recover unpaid wages if employers fail to comply with posting rules.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What must employers give to workers at the time of hiring under this bill?

Employers must notify employees of the time and place of payment, rate of pay, fringe benefits or wage supplements, and provide a summary of the Wage Payment and Collection Law.

What is the penalty for an employer who fails to post the required summary?

The employer is guilty of a and subject to a fine of not more than $500.

How does this bill affect the deadline for filing an unpaid wage claim?

If an employer fails to provide the required hiring notice or posting, the usual three-year for collecting unpaid wages is extended until the notice or posting requirements are finally satisfied.

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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

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Feb 24, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Feb. 24, 2025

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