Biden Administration Shuts Down DOL’s Wage and Hour “PAID” Program

Coming as no surprise, the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the immediate end to the “Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program.” The PAID Program was a voluntary program put in place by the Trump DOL that allowed a participating employer to give back pay to employees if the employer discovered that it had inadvertently violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Under the PAID program, a participating employer was able to use the DOL-supervised settlement process to resolve FLSA violations without potential liability for liquidated damages if litigation ensued.

Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.