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Union and contractors clash over certified payroll requirement for state-funded construction
Summary
Union witnesses and construction contractors debated a proposed requirement for certified payroll on state-funded projects. Union speakers said certified payroll helps detect misclassification and wage theft; contractors warned certified payroll and prevailing-wage rules would shrink the contractor pool and raise costs.
Alex Bobbin, a 20-year member and officer of Local 693 (plumbers and pipefitters), told the Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee on March 18 that requiring certified payroll on state-funded projects would make misclassification and wage theft easier to detect and would not impose a novel burden on contractors.
"All contractors who participate in federal Davis-Bacon work are already compelled to abide by these requirements," Bobbin said, urging the committee to require certified payroll in state-funded projects to protect workers and taxpayer dollars.
Bobbin described two common forms of misclassification: classifying workers as independent contractors (1099) rather than employees (W-2) and classifying journeymen as helpers to reduce pay…
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