Senate Bill 138 Summary

• Authorizes the Department of State Revenue, Department of Labor, Worker's Compensation Board, and Department of Workforce Development to issue subpoenas and question witnesses under oath during investigations of improper worker classification by construction contractors.

• Empowers the Worker's Compensation Board to issue stop work orders against employers lacking required worker's compensation insurance or satisfactory proof of self-insurance.

• Stop work orders served at a worksite are effective only for that worksite's operations; orders served on the employer apply to all noncompliant worksites.

• Establishes a civil penalty of $1,000 per day for employer violations of stop work orders, with collected penalties deposited into the Worker's Compensation Supplemental Administrative Fund.

• Allows employers to request reconsideration within 10 days of receiving a stop work order; stop work orders remain in effect during reconsideration unless employer posts a cash deposit or bond of $5,000 or $1,000 per covered worker, whichever is greater.

• Effective July 1, 2016.