Ending Piece-Rate Pay and Increasing Accountability for Garment Brands.
This law mandates that garment industry workers must be paid an hourly wage, eliminating the piece-rate system. It holds major fashion brands jointly responsible for wage violations committed by their contractors, significantly improving financial security for workers. The act also establishes a grant program to support domestic manufacturing and workforce development.
Key points
Prohibits paying garment workers by the piece; mandates payment of at least the federal minimum hourly wage.
Major brands (guarantors) share legal responsibility for wage theft committed by their manufacturing contractors.
Requires all garment manufacturers and contractors to register annually with the Department of Labor.
Creates a grant program to fund training, equipment, and facility improvements for US-based garment production.
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