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IN SB0463
Bill
Status
1/12/2017
Primary Sponsor
Karen Tallian
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AI Summary
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Requires the department of labor, department of workforce development, department of state revenue, and worker's compensation board to share confidential information about suspected worker misclassification and cash payments to workers by construction contractors.
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Establishes a payroll fraud task force composed of commissioners from the four agencies (or designees), chaired by the labor commissioner, to investigate payroll fraud and employee misclassification on commercial and industrial construction projects.
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Requires the department of labor to hire an investigator assigned to the task force with full investigative and enforcement powers under state labor law.
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Creates a nonreverting payroll fraud task force administrative fund funded by penalties and interest from enforcement actions, general assembly appropriations, and donations, with money annually appropriated for task force expenses.
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Requires the task force to submit annual reports beginning October 1, 2018, detailing identified fraud and misclassification amounts and dollar amounts recovered for the state.
Legislative Description
Worker misclassification issues. Requires the department of labor (DOL), the department of workforce development (DWD), the department of state revenue (DOR), and the worker's compensation board (WCB) to share information concerning instances in which a construction contractor paid a worker in cash. Establishes the payroll fraud task force (task force), consisting of the commissioners of the DOL, DWD, and DOR, and the chair of the WCB, or their designees, to investigate suspected instances of payroll fraud, employee misclassification, and violations of other state labor and employment statutes occurring on commercial and industrial construction projects. Requires the DOL to hire and
Last Action
Senator Mrvan added as coauthor
1/31/2017