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Committee advances SB 809 to address truck driver misclassification in construction
Summary
SB 809, sponsored by labor groups and authored by Sen. Durazo, was advanced by the Labor and Employment Committee. The bill aims to end misclassification of construction trucking drivers by requiring reclassification with amnesty and instituting a two-check pay system (separate pay for labor and equipment use).
Sen. María Elena Durazo presented SB 809 to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee as legislation intended to curb long-running misclassification of truck owner-operators in construction. The bill would offer amnesty to employers who reclassify drivers as employees and pay overdue compensation, and would require a two-check system that separates…
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