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IN HB1245

IN HB1245
Worker classification on public projects.


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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/15/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Worker classification on public projects. Requires a contractor in any contractor tier except for tier 1 (a general or prime contractor) on a: (1) public works project; or (2) tax advantaged construction project; to complete a weekly report of wages and hours of the contractor's employees who work on the project. Requires the department of labor to employ an investigator to investigate complaints of employee misclassification. Provides that the investigator shall be located at the Marion County prosecutor's office. Extends certain protections to an employee who reports, complains, or testifies about employee misclassification.

AI Summary

This bill imposes new reporting requirements for contractors on public works projects and tax-advantaged construction projects in Indiana. Specifically, it requires contractors (except for tier 1 or general contractors) to complete and maintain weekly reports on the wages and hours of their employees working on these projects. The bill also establishes an investigator at the Marion County prosecutor's office to investigate complaints of employee misclassification, and extends protections to employees who report, complain, or testify about employee misclassification. The bill aims to improve transparency and accountability in the classification of workers on public and tax-advantaged construction projects.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (on 01/09/2024)

Bill Topics

Government Operations
  • ‐ Government Procurement and Contracting
Labor and Employment
  • ‐ General Labor and Employment

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