PRINTER'S NO. 3204
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2243
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY HARKINS, DiGIROLAMO, MILLARD, MULLERY,
SCHLOSSBERG, CALTAGIRONE, ZABEL, PASHINSKI, FLYNN, McNEILL,
HOHENSTEIN, MERSKI, DeLUCA, KINSEY, HILL-EVANS, FREEMAN,
MALAGARI, READSHAW, GALLOWAY, MARKOSEK, SCHWEYER, ROEBUCK,
FRANKEL, DEASY, ISAACSON, NEILSON, BIZZARRO, THOMAS, MATZIE
AND KAUFER, JANUARY 22, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 22, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 13, 2010 (P.L.506, No.72), entitled
"An act providing for the criteria for independent
contractors in the construction industry and for the powers
and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry and the
Secretary of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties,"
further providing for improper classification of employees,
for administrative penalties, for stop-work orders, for
certain agreement prohibited and for use of penalty funds.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4(e) of the act of October 13, 2010
(P.L.506, No.72), known as the Construction Workplace
Misclassification Act, is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 4. Improper classification of employees.
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(c.1) Investigations.--If the secretary receives information
indicating that a person has violated this act, the secretary
may investigate the matter. The secretary may:
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