GOVERNMENT RELATIONS


New Laws Roll Out That Impact the Construction Industry


By Felipe Fuentes, AGC Legislative Advocate


addition to the 1,066 two-year bills left over from the 2017 session, they have until February 16 to introduce new bills for consideration in 2018. Below are three new laws effective


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January 1st, 2018, that impact contractors and the construction industry. For a complete list of all new laws for 2018, please visit http://agc-ca. org/Legislative-Advocacy.


AB 450 Tis new statute prohibits employers


from providing a federal immigration enforcement agent access to nonpublic areas of a workplace without a warrant. AB 450 also prohibits an employer from providing voluntary access to a federal government immigration enforcement agent to the employer’s employee records without a subpoena or warrant. Employers are now required to


provide notice to each current employee of any inspections of I-9 employment eligibility verification forms or other employment records conducted by an immigration agency within 72 hours of receiving notice of the inspection. Tis notice is also to be given within 72 hours to the employee’s authorized representative, if any. Te posted notice needs to contain:


 Te name of the immigration agency conducting the inspections of I-9 employment eligibility verifi- cation forms or other employment records.


 Te date that the employer received notice of the inspection.


 Te nature of the inspection to the extent known.


 A copy of the notice of inspection of I-9 employment eligibility verifi-


www.AGC-CA.org


he Legislature reconvened January 3 to begin the second half of the 2017-18 legislative session. In


cation forms for the inspection to be conducted. Violations of this new law can result


in a civil penalty of $2,000 up to $5,000 for a first-time violation and $5,000 up to $10,000 for each subsequent violation. Te Labor Commissioner, or the Attorney General, has the exclusive authority to enforce this new code section with a civil legal action. A civil penalty shall not apply


if a court finds that an immigration enforcement agent was permitted to access, review, or obtain the employer’s employee records without the consent of the employer.


AB 1701 Under AB 1701, general contractors


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performing private work are now liable for any debt owed to a wage claimant that is incurred by a subcontractor. Tis law authorizes the Labor Commis- sioner to bring an action to enforce this liability. Tis new law also authorizes a third party owed fringe or other benefits, or a joint labor-management cooperation committee, to bring a civil action to enforce the liability against a direct contractor. A subcontractor, upon request


from the direct contractor, is required to provide information regarding the subcontractor’s and third party’s work on the project (i.e. payroll records). Under this new statute, a direct contractor can withhold disputed sums upon the subcontractor’s failure to


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