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Committee hears broad support and concerns for bill letting employers set report‑to‑work minimums with written policies
Summary
House Bill 1043 would let private employers set a different report‑to‑work minimum (instead of the default two‑hour pay) if the policy is established and disclosed up front. Supporters say it modernizes out‑of‑date rules for remote work and small businesses; HR and labor witnesses urged clear written notice at hire and guardrails to avoid disparate impacts.
Representative Brian Labria introduced House Bill 1043 as a narrower update to a longstanding two‑hour "report to work" minimum. The bill would allow employers to adopt and disclose a written alternative policy (for example a one‑hour minimum for remote work or a four‑hour minimum for some on‑site roles), leaving the two‑hour default in place where no written policy exists.
The prime sponsor framed the bill as a modernization of a 1985 rule: "It modernizes the 1985 law, giving…
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