Bill > S2318

This bill clarifies that a corporation organized as a workers' cooperative can operate as a hiring hall, essentially acting as an intermediary to provide contract labor to other businesses, provided that the individuals performing the labor are considered independent contractors in their relationship with the business receiving their services. This means that if a worker uses a workers' cooperative to find work with another company but isn't a member of the cooperative or directly providing services to it, certain rules that typically apply to employees of the cooperative will not apply to that worker. The bill also states that workers furnished by such a cooperative will be treated as independent contractors, and the cooperative will be exempt from certain employer obligations, such as paying payroll taxes, temporary disability insurance, state unemployment insurance, and workers' compensation insurance for these workers, even if some owners of the cooperative are also employees. This act will become law immediately upon its approval.

Labor and Employment

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