An Act to further protect employees through a private right of action

HD 703 creates a new legal mechanism allowing employee advocacy groups, labor unions, or affected employees to sue employers for unpaid wages on behalf of the public. If successful, lawsuits recover triple the unpaid wages for employees who respond within 90 days, plus attorney fees, with a 20% surcharge on the award funding a wage enforcement account. This account provides immediate relief for urgent needs like housing, heat, or food for workers owed wages. Employers must also pay $50 per violation per pay period and the full unpaid wages for non-responsive employees, with these funds added to the enforcement account.