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Senate approves measure allowing verification of workers’ compensation on public construction projects
Summary
The Senate passed Senate Bill 157 to allow verification of workers’ compensation insurance on public construction projects when a complaint is filed; final passage was 19-16.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 157 on final reading, a bill the sponsor said is intended to curb labor trafficking and protect injured workers on public construction projects. The measure passed 19 yeas to 16 nays.
Sponsor and nut graf: Senator Peterson said SB157 allows verifying that contractors on public construction projects maintain workers’ compensation insurance and gives authorities the ability to investigate when there is a complaint. “Trust and verify,” Peterson said in urging passage, arguing the bill would “ensure that workers on…
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