CA SB1402

Requires customers engaging port drayage motor carriers listed on the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement's website to share joint and several liability for unpaid wages, unreimbursed expenses, damages, and penalties owed to commercial drivers for port drayage services obtained after the carrier's listing date.

Mandates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to maintain and update monthly an internet list of port drayage motor carriers with unsatisfied final judgments for labor violations including wage theft, unlawful deductions, failure to provide workers' compensation insurance, or misclassification of drivers as independent contractors.

Requires port drayage motor carriers to provide written notice to customers before providing services and within 30 business days of judgment entry regarding any unsatisfied judgments for unpaid wages, damages, unreimbursed expenses, and penalties.

Exempts customers with fewer than 25 workers, state and political subdivisions, and customers whose port drayage motor carrier employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements that address wages, working conditions, and dispute resolution, from joint and several liability provisions.

Prohibits customers and port drayage motor carriers from taking adverse action against commercial drivers for reporting violations or filing claims related to unpaid wages and damages.