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Phase 2: Wave 1: seniors, near-seniors, and children · Step 2.3

Enforce maintenance of compensation

Years 1–4 (requirement lasts 3 years after each worker's wave) · DOL Wage & Hour Division; employers; unionsDiscuss this step

Implementation risks

RiskMitigation
Employers with low-wage workers and no previous coverage now face a new tax with no offsetting savings.The $250k payroll exemption shields the smallest firms; for others, long-run wage incidence is the honest answer (see trade-offs).