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Jan. 7, 2015

AB 1897: 'Client employers' share with 'labor contractors'

Assembly Bill 1897, effective as of Jan. 1, 2015, adds a new Section 2810.3 to the Labor Code. The statute provides that a "client employer" will share with a "labor contractor" all civil legal responsibility and civil liability for all wor


By Sandy Rappaport


Assembly Bill 1897, effective as of Jan. 1, 2015, adds a new Section 2810.3 to the Labor Code. The statute provides that a "client employer" will share with a "labor contractor" all civil legal responsibility and civil liability for all workers supplied by the labor contractor for both the payment of wages (including any sums owed to an employee or the state for failure to pay wages, such as Labor Code penalties) and failing...

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