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Panel advances bill to require contractors to disclose recent wage-and-hour violations in public-works bids
Summary
AB 1838, introduced by Assemblymember Berman, would require contractors bidding on public works to disclose wage-and-hour violations from the prior five years and how they were remediated. Labor groups supported the transparency measure; contractor and industry groups urged clearer definitions and consistent disclosure rules.
Assemblymember Berman described AB 1838 as a transparency measure that would allow local awarding agencies to better assess whether a contractor is a "responsible bidder" by requiring disclosure of wage-and-hour violations within the previous five years and documentation showing how violations were addressed.
Labor union sponsors and building trades…
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