Prohibits use of prevailing wage fringe benefit portion of prevailing wage rate to fund certain bonus programs.
This bill prohibits employers from using the fringe benefit portion of the prevailing wage rate to fund bonus, incentive, or retention programs for employees. It also prevents employers from automatically enrolling workers in specific pension or retirement plans designed to meet prevailing wage requirements without first obtaining written consent. Employees who opt out of such retirement programs will still receive their required fringe benefits through other allowable methods. The law does not apply to workers employed by companies that have collective bargaining agreements used to determine prevailing wage rates.
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May 2026
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Introduced May 11, 2026
Last action May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Wayne DeAngelo
DDemocratic
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