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Assembly committee advances bill requiring ports to collect data on trucking companies to detect driver misclassification
Summary
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee voted unanimously to advance SB 703, which would require ports to collect and report information intended to help identify worker misclassification among port truck drivers and improve enforcement of labor laws.
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee on Thursday voted 5-0 to advance SB 703, which would require California ports to collect and report information about trucking companies that enter port facilities to help identify possible misclassification of port truck drivers as independent contractors.
Senator Richardson, the bill uthor, told the committee the measure targets what she described as widespread misclassification of port truck drivers, saying "more than 80% of them are actually misclassified as employees." Richardson said misclassification strips workers of protections and…
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