evidence: The third claim is that ‘the payment of wages (amendment) act 2017 is empowering workers’. The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in Lok Sabha in December. This bill amends the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. The Bill amends the 1936 act to permit the employer to pay an employee’s wages in the following ways. [...] Fact: The act only removes the requirement of obtaining written authorization from the employee for payment of wages by cheque or through a bank account. However, there is no evidence or data to suggest that the act has empowered workers. Hence, the claim is MISLEADING.