SF3852 - Omnibus Labor and Industry Policy Bill

• Construction codes and licensing: Modifies continuing education requirements for regulated industries, including exemptions for Internet courses for manufactured home installers and elevator constructors; expands well contractor licensing exemptions.

• Labor standards and worker protections: Updates prevailing wage requirements for public works projects, extends paid parental leave insurance coverage, adds pregnancy accommodation protections, restricts non-compete clauses in service contracts, and increases penalties for wage theft violations.

• Apprenticeship regulations: Modifies apprenticeship probationary periods (up to one year or 25% of program length), extends approval timelines for provisional programs (45 days), classifies apprentice data as private, and creates new apprenticeship data-sharing provisions.

• Occupational safety and health: Establishes ergonomics programs for healthcare facilities, warehouse distribution centers, and meatpacking sites; adds surgical smoke evacuation system requirements for healthcare employers; expands employee work speed data protections in warehouses.

• Minimum wage and employment terms: Defines large and small employers by annual revenue threshold ($500,000), adjusts minimum wage increase formulas from 2.5% to 5%, allows oral fluid drug testing as alternative to laboratory testing, requires salary ranges in job postings for employers with 30+ employees, and mandates timely distribution of credit card gratuities.