BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2812: Worker status

Concerning determinations of worker benefits and employer obligations based on a worker's status.

Summary

Requires business entities to make contributions to benefit providers for the purposes of providing certain benefits, including industrial insurance, to workers who provide services to consumers under 1099 federal tax status.
Creates the Employee Fair Classification Act, which prohibits misclassification of employees as independent contractors and creates remedies, including civil penalties and damages.
Defines "independent contractor" for purposes of the Employee Fair Classification Act and establishes the same definition for purposes of the Minimum Wage Act, unemployment insurance, industrial insurance, and other employment laws.

From the House Bill Analysis 2018 (HB 2812), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to determinations of worker benefits and employer obligations based on a worker's status;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 17, 2018First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2812 (2019–20) Land use code due process · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2812 (2015–16) Aggravated theft or robbery · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2812 (2011–12) B&O taxes/state and local · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2812 (2009–10) Tax incentives reports · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2812 (2007–08) Executive state officer defn · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2812 (2005–06) School district levies · Enacted · Chapter 119, Laws of 2006
HB 2812 (2003–04) Clergy/child sex abuse · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2812 (2001–02) Compressed natural gas · Did not pass · died in committee