VA SB377 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-12-02 - Senate: Left in Commerce and Labor
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Workplace Fraud Act. Establishes penalties for employers providing construction services that wrongly classify their employees as independent contractors. The measure authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to initiate an investigation under specified circumstances to determine whether specified violations occurred, requires the Commissioner to enforce specified provisions by issuing citations, and establishes the method of determining whether an employer-employee relationship exists for purposes of proper classification under specified circumstances. The measure imposes civil penalties on employers who violate its provisions.

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Title

Workplace Fraud Act; established.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-12-02 Senate: Left in Commerce and Labor
2010-02-01 Senate: Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2010-01-12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2010-01-12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103773D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40128.13(n/a)See Bill Text
40128.31(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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