Americans for Tax Reform sent a letter to members of Congress on Monday urging them to cosponsor S. 122/H.R. 572, the “Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2023.”
You can read the text of the letter here or below:
February 6, 2022
Dear Members of Congress,
I write in support of S. 122/H.R. 572, the “Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2023,” introduced by Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). This bill codifies the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) pilot program, which was successfully launched by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in 2018 to allow employers to revise accidental wage and hour violations.
Americans for Tax Reform endorsed this bill in the 117th Congress and I applaud Sen. Braun and Rep. Stefanik for reintroducing it in the 118th Congress.
Americans for Tax Reform urges all members to co-sponsor the Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2023.
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