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IN SB0305

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/4/2018

Primary Sponsor

Karen Tallian

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires four state agencies (Department of Labor, Department of Workforce Development, Department of State Revenue, and Worker's Compensation Board) to share information about suspected worker misclassification and cash payments to workers by construction contractors.

  • Establishes a Payroll Fraud Task Force consisting of commissioners from the three departments and the chair of the Worker's Compensation Board to investigate payroll fraud and employee misclassification on commercial and industrial construction projects.

  • Directs the Department of Labor to hire an investigator assigned to the task force with full investigative and enforcement powers to conduct investigations and enforcement activities related to wage, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, and tax compliance violations.

  • Creates a non-reverting, annually appropriated Payroll Fraud Task Force Administrative Fund consisting of penalties, appropriations, and donations to support task force operations.

  • Requires the task force to submit annual reports by October 1 beginning in 2019 detailing activities, dollar amounts of fraud identified, and recovery amounts.

  • Effective July 1, 2018.

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

First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor

1/4/2018

Committee Referrals

Pensions and Labor1/4/2018

Full Bill Text

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