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Committee advances bill requiring ports to report trucking data to curb driver misclassification
Summary
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee voted to pass SB 703, which directs California ports to collect and report specific information about trucking companies operating at port facilities to help identify misclassification of truck drivers as independent contractors.
Sen. Toni Richardson presented SB 703 and the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee voted to pass the measure and re-refer it to the Committee on Transportation.
The bill’s sponsor and labor witnesses told the committee the proposal aims to close a data gap that frustrates enforcement of labor laws at California’s largest ports. Shane Guzman, speaking on behalf of the California Teamsters Public Affairs Council, said available court and regulatory filings do not provide the granular information needed to determine when drivers are misclassified. "You need that data to be…
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