Clarifies procedures under which an employer may be debarred from public contracts for misclassification of workers.

Clarifies the procedures under which an employer may be debarred from public contracts for misclassification of workers. Under current law, it is unclear whether the employer has a right to appeal a determination that the employer failed to properly classify an employee and what procedures the employer must follow to make such an appeal. clarifies that, upon being notified by the Department that a worker has been misclassified, an employer has a right to file an administrative or judicial appeal. In addition, that no employer can be debarred due to worker misclassification
unless such employer has exhausted all rights of administrative and judicial appeals or the time period for bringing such appeals has expired.

Effective 7/1/23. Companion to VA HB 1684.

01/11/2023 Referred to Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations
01/24/2023 Reported from Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations.
01/25/2023 Constitutional reading dispensed.
01/26/2023 Read second time in Senate and engrossed.
01/27/2023 Read third time and passed Senate.
02/09/2023 Placed on House Calendar.
02/09/2023 Read first time in House.
02/09/2023 Referred to House Committee on Finance.
02/13/2023 Passed House Committee on Finance.
02/15/2023 Read second time in House.
02/16/2023 Read third time in House.
02/16/2023 Passed House.
02/21/2023 Enrolled in Senate.
02/21/2023 Passed Senate and House.
02/21/2023 Signed by Speaker of the House.
02/24/2023 Signed by President of the Senate.
03/02/2023 Enrolled bill communicated to Governor.
03/26/2023 Approved by Governor.