Senate Labor and Industry staff share omnibus amendment to HB 400, renaming it the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act and ensuring key protections for General Contractors

Senate Labor and Industry Committee staff have released to GCAP and other interested parties an omnibus amendment to HB 400 PN 1707. The amendment makes wholesale changes to the legislation and incorporates GCAP’s efforts to ensure that a general contractor is not responsible for the hiring practices of other employers on a job site. The amendment also improves the process by which the major penalties (debarment, stop work orders, etc.) may be imposed by placing almost all of the key decision making on these matters with Courts. GCAP worked closely with Committee Staff and is pleased with the amendment as an important next step in moving HB 400 forward. While the legislative calendar for the bill remains unclear, GCAP will continue to push for final passage on this legislation. For more information about this amendment, please call contact Terry McDonough at 717-731-6272 or keystonecontractors@verizon.net.