S.F. No. 3569 Summary

• Commissioner of Labor and Industry must create written notices in English, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish by January 1, 2017 explaining minimum wage, overtime, occupational health and safety, workers' compensation, and unemployment insurance laws.

• Employee leasing companies must provide written notice to temporary workers detailing employer contact information, workers' compensation carriers, job description, pay rate, hours, meals, and transportation fees in four languages.

• Employee leasing entities and temporary staffing entities are made solely liable for workers' compensation claims and may seek indemnification from joint employers rather than sharing liability proportionally.

• Wage theft penalties increase from 15 days to 100 days of average daily earnings (at four times the rate) for employers failing to pay discharged employees within 24 hours of demand.

• Employers found violating wage and labor laws become liable for compensatory damages, injunctive relief, and punitive damages in addition to statutory penalties.