CA AB2754

Expands Labor Code Section 2810 to include port drayage motor carriers in the prohibition against entering into contracts that lack sufficient funds for contractors to comply with applicable labor laws, with exemptions for collective bargaining agreements, residential services, and contracts of 30 days or fewer.

Requires written contracts with port drayage motor carriers to include motor carrier authority or registration information and copies of independent contractor agreements to qualify for the rebuttable presumption of compliance.

Makes customers jointly and severally liable with port drayage motor carriers for unpaid wages, unreimbursed expenses, damages, and penalties arising from the motor carrier's misclassification of drivers as independent contractors, effective January 1, 2025.

Requires the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to maintain and update a public list of port drayage motor carriers with unsatisfied judgments or prior violations, with procedures for notification and removal from the list upon remediation.

Provides exemptions from customer liability where motor carriers use bona fide employees, genuine independent contractors with operating authority, or are covered by collective bargaining agreements with wage and dispute resolution provisions.