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Senate committee backs criminal penalties for contractors who knowingly use unlicensed labor brokers
Summary
The committee advanced HB 4089B, which creates criminal liability for contractors or subcontractors who knowingly use unlicensed construction labor contractors and expands the theft-of-services definition to include wages; sponsors and unions urged the bill to deter wage theft and preserve civil remedies.
The Senate Rules Committee on March 3 advanced House Bill 4089B after testimony from the bill sponsor, legislators, labor advocates and industry representatives. The bill amends the theft-of-services definition to explicitly include full or partial wages and creates criminal penalties for direct contractors or subcontractors who knowingly use unlicensed construction labor contractors.
Representative Thuy Tran, sponsor of HB 4089B, told the committee the change is a narrowly tailored response…
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