AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Includes misclassification of employees as a violation of this section and would provide for increase penalties including a felony where the wages due to the employee because of the misclassification is greater than $1,500.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Mar 9, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Marszalkowski
DDemocratic
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