Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires companies building or maintaining pharmaceutical facilities in California to use a skilled and trained workforce for construction and maintenance work. Contractors must utilize apprentices or journeypersons who meet specific qualifications, and the Labor Commissioner will monitor compliance through monthly reports and impose penalties for violations. The goal is to ensure a higher standard of safety and quality in these facilities, which often require specialized expertise.
Key provisions
- Requires pharmaceutical facility contractors to use a skilled and trained workforce.
- Defines ‘skilled and trained workforce’ as including registered apprentices and skilled journeypersons.
- Mandates monthly reporting to the Labor Commissioner on workforce composition.
- Imposes civil penalties of up to $5,000 per month for first violations and $10,000 per month for subsequent violations.
- Allows the Labor Commissioner to reduce or waive penalties under certain circumstances.
- Establishes criteria for determining whether an apprenticeship program has the capacity to meet workforce needs.
- Exempts certain types of work (e.g., catalyst handling) from the skilled workforce requirement.
- Provides a process for reviewing penalties and allows for project labor agreements to supersede the requirements.
Who is affected
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies
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