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ID S1342
Bill
Status
2/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
Senate Bill 1342 Summary
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Establishes the "Open Access to Work Act" prohibiting Idaho state and political subdivisions from requiring contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and carriers on public works projects to pay employees predetermined wages, wage rates, or specific types and amounts of employee benefits.
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Exempts requirements when federal law mandates prevailing or minimum wages for projects funded wholly or partly by federal funds.
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Prohibits governmental entities and construction managers from requiring bidders and contractors to enter into or adhere to pre-hire agreements, project labor agreements, or collective bargaining agreements with labor organizations, and from discriminating against bidders for refusing to sign such agreements.
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Allows bidders, offerors, contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers to voluntarily enter into labor agreements without prohibition.
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Grants standing to interested parties including bidders, offerors, contractors, subcontractors, and taxpayers to challenge violations and provides for recovery of attorney's fees and costs if the challenge prevails.
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Applies to contracts executed after the effective date and does not interfere with rights protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law relating to public works to provide for the Open Access To Work Act, to provide that the state and political subdivisions that contract for certain public works shall not require contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and carriers engaged in specified activities associated with public works to pay their employees a predetermined amount of wages or wage rate or a type, amount or rate of employee benefits, to prohibit certain provisions in bid documents, specifications, project agreements and other controlling documents for public works construction contracts and to prohibit certain conduct, to provide for standing by interested parties, to provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs, and to provide that specified provisions do not prohibit or interfere with rights of employers or other parties to enter into agreements or engage in activities protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
OPEN ACCESS TO WORK ACT
Last Action
to St Aff
2/24/2012