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IN SB0595
Bill
Status
1/15/2019
Primary Sponsor
Frank Mrvan
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AI Summary
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Authorizes four state agencies (Department of State Revenue, Department of Labor, Worker's Compensation Board, and Department of Workforce Development) to issue subpoenas and question witnesses under oath when investigating suspected improper worker classification by construction contractors.
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Grants the Worker's Compensation Board authority to issue stop work orders against employers who fail to carry required workers' compensation insurance or provide proof of self-insurance.
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Stop work orders served at a worksite apply to that location only; orders served directly on an employer apply to all non-compliant worksites operated by that employer.
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Employers violating a stop work order face civil penalties of $1,000 per day of non-compliance, with collected penalties deposited into the worker's compensation supplemental administrative fund.
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Employers may request reconsideration of stop work orders within 10 days; orders remain in effect during appeals unless the employer posts a cash deposit or bond of at least $5,000 or $1,000 per covered worker, whichever is greater.
Legislative Description
Improper worker classification. Authorizes the department of state revenue, the department of labor, the worker's compensation board, and the department of workforce development to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of records and to question witnesses under oath when conducting an investigation of any suspected improper worker classification by a construction contractor. Allows the worker's compensation board to issue a stop work order as an additional remedy against an employer that does not have the required insurance and has not furnished satisfactory proof of self-insurance. Provides that service of a stop work order on a worksite is effective as to the employer's operations on that worksite, and that service of a stop work order on an employer is effective as to all of the employer's worksites where the employer has not complied with the insurance or self-insurance requirements. Provides a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day an employer violates a stop work order.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
1/15/2019