Wage Claims Construction Industry Contractors

For wage claims brought by individuals working in the construction industry, the bill:

• Requires that a subcontractor that receives a written demand for payment forward a copy of the written demand for payment to the general contractor within 3 business days after receipt;
• Specifies that a general contractor and a subcontractor that is a direct employer of an employee are jointly and severally liable for all debts owed based on a wage claim or investigation that are incurred entering into a construction contract is liable for all amounts owed to an employee for the employee's labor, construction, or other work, including amounts owed by the a subcontractor acting under, by, or for the general contractor; and
• Allows a general contractor to require the following information from each subcontractor acting under, by, or for the general contractor:
• Pay data;
• Contact information; and
• An affidavit attesting to whether the subcontractor has participated in a civil or administrative proceeding within the last 5 years and, if so, the outcome of the proceeding.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)