Labor panel advances bill extending prevailing-wage disqualification to cooperatives
The Assembly Labor Committee released A4194/S3041 with amendments to apply a three-year bar on public-works contracts to cooperatives that include an approved vendor who failed to pay required prevailing wages; the bill adds procurement and compliance requirements for cooperative purchasing agreements.
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The Assembly Labor Committee voted to release Assembly Bill 4194 and its Senate counterpart S3041 with committee amendments after a committee reading in early 2025. The measure would apply the current three-year prohibition on receiving public-works contracts — imposed on contractors or subcontractors who fail to pay required prevailing wages — to any cooperative in which at least one cooperative-approved vendor has failed to pay prevailing wages.
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