The Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) took effect on April 9, 2011. The law requires employers to give written notice of wage rates to each new hire.Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will be our nation's next president and the impact on workplace law will be significant regardless of who prevails. The presidential candidates' stances are miles apart on many issues affecting workers, including the minimum wage, overtime pay and the power of labor unions. We enforce the State Labor Laws for minimum wage, hours of work, employment of minors, payment of wages, farm labor, nursing mothers in the workplace, and more. The proposed rule would do the following: Restore and extend overtime protections to lowpaid salaried workers. The new law would guarantee a minimum wage and overtime pay, as well as basic protections against racial and gender discrimination. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Chair of the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, announced actions to raise wage standards. "Wage theft is a crime that hurts our economy and robs hard working Californians of their livelihoods," said Attorney General Harris. Wage withholding is a process in which monies are withheld from the non-custodial parent's wages.