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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report by the comptroller on wage theft. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. REPORT ON WAGE THEFT. (a) The comptroller of |
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public accounts, in cooperation with the Texas Workforce |
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Commission, shall prepare a report on wage theft by employers in |
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this state. |
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(b) The report must include: |
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(1) information regarding the demographic groups and |
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industries most affected by wage theft; |
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(2) an analysis of the economic impact of wage theft on |
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employees and its effect on competition within an industry; and |
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(3) an analysis, prepared by the Texas Workforce |
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Commission, of: |
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(A) remedies available to victims of wage theft |
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under state and federal law; |
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(B) procedural difficulties in pursuing a remedy |
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under state or federal law; and |
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(C) recommendations for legislation to address |
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the difficulties described by Paragraph (B). |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2016, the comptroller shall |
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provide a copy of the report to: |
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(1) the governor; |
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(2) the lieutenant governor; |
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(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and |
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(4) each standing committee of the senate and house of |
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representatives having primary jurisdiction over matters relating |
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to labor and employment. |
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SECTION 2. EXPIRATION. This Act expires June 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2015. |