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Senate advances pilot to create independent-contractor database to detect worker misclassification
Summary
Senate Bill 189 would create a pilot independent-contractor database to identify worker misclassification, coordinate executive agencies and recommend legislative changes; the Senate adopted an amendment to create an enforcement council and advanced the bill to third reading after debate about costs and voluntary participation.
Senate Bill 189, presented by Senator Eastman, would launch a pilot independent-contractor database to identify and reduce the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, coordinate data across executive agencies and recommend legislative changes.
Eastman said misclassification destabilizes the business climate, denies workers benefits such as workers’ compensation, and reduces state revenue through unpaid…
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