Skilled and trained workforce requirements.
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Overview
This bill expands requirements for public contracts to include skilled and trained workforce commitments, applying to development agreements and resolutions in addition to existing statutes. It mandates monthly compliance reports from contractors and subcontractors, and authorizes the Labor Commissioner to assess penalties for noncompliance, including potential debarment from future public works contracts. The bill also strengthens enforcement by requiring timely investigation of labor-management committee complaints and increasing penalties for intentional misrepresentation.
Key provisions
- Expands skilled and trained workforce requirements to include development agreements and resolutions.
- Requires monthly compliance reports from contractors and subcontractors demonstrating workforce compliance.
- Authorizes the Labor Commissioner to assess civil penalties for violations, up to $10,000 per month for repeat offenses.
- Prohibits waivers of penalties for incomplete or absent compliance reports and material misrepresentations.
- Increases penalties for intentional misrepresentation and failure to submit required reports.
- Establishes a process for labor-management committees to file complaints regarding workforce violations.
- Defines ‘substantial compliance plan’ and ‘material misrepresentation’ for clarity.
- Provides for debarment from future public works contracts for repeat offenders or those found to have intentionally misrepresented workforce qualifications.
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