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Senate passes bill to allow verification of workers'comp on public construction projects after contentious floor debate
Summary
Senate Bill 157, sponsored by Senator Peterson, passed after floor debate over enforcement authority and a title amendment; the bill allows verification of workers' compensation insurance for public construction projects when there's a complaint, citing SDCL A7 62-6-4.
The South Dakota Senate passed Senate Bill 157, a measure aimed at addressing labor trafficking and unregulated labor practices on public construction projects by allowing verification of workers' compensation insurance when a complaint is filed.
Senator Jeffrey Peterson, the bill's prime sponsor, told the Senate that SB 157 "is to address labor trafficking that is occurring on construction projects in South Dakota" and that the bill uses verification of workers' compensation insurance on public projects as the enforcement mechanism. Peterson read language from South Dakota Codified Laws A7 62-6-4 to explain the department's inspection authority and said SB…
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