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Senate committee advances trucking accountability bill after negotiations with industry
Summary
SB 703 would require ports to collect and report data about trucking companies accessing terminals to help detect worker misclassification; committee passed the bill as amended, after the sponsor said significant stakeholder progress had been made with the California Trucking Association.
Senator Richardson presented SB 703 as the Fair Trucking Accountability and Transparency Act, saying the bill addresses widespread misclassification in the port trucking sector and the lack of data needed to enforce existing labor laws. Richardson said ports collect some information but not the details necessary to determine whether companies rely on employee drivers or…
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