Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act of 2025

The bill would direct the Department of Labor to establish the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, allowing employers that inadvertently violated minimum wage or overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act to voluntarily self-audit, apply to the program, and remedy unpaid wages under Wage and Hour Division supervision. It requires the Department to provide compliance assistance resources to employers within 30 days of enactment and sets application requirements, including self-audit materials, payroll records, wage calculations, and assurances that the employer is not under investigation or in litigation over the identified practices. The findings section cites results from the 2018–2019 pilot program, including the number of cases and back wages paid, and the bill excludes employees covered by certain prevailing wage programs (H-1B, H-2B, H-2A, Davis-Bacon, and Service Contract Act).