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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | April 25, 2023 02:21 PM |
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| From: | Representative Perry S. Warren |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Traveling Sales Crew Worker Employment Act |
| Traveling sales businesses primarily recruit unemployed or under-employed young adults, promising a fun job, travel, and high earnings. Instead, recruits frequently find themselves in unfamiliar places with limited options and in situations at risk for labor trafficking. Tragic circumstances reportedly have occurred when vans have crashed, killing young workers and where workers have been abandoned in unfamiliar cities, even states without transportation home. One challenge is that traveling sales business owners classify sales crew members as independent contractors or outdoor salespeople—affording workers few labor protections. That is why I am introducing the Traveling Sales Crew Worker Employment Act. This legislation will require traveling sales workers to be recognized as employees with all attendant rights and entitlements, rather than as independent contractors. The bill also requires traveling sales crews to register with the Department of Labor and Industry, carry insurance, and ensure vehicles used by crews are safe. Lastly, the bill provides protections against the exploitation of these vulnerable workers. Please consider joining me in sponsoring this legislation and protecting young salespeople and workers in Pennsylvania. |
Introduced as HB1224