Construction workers would receive pay for reporting or canceled shifts

Contractors would pay a laborer, worker, or mechanic at least four hours of prevailing wages, including supplements, when the worker reports at the employer’s request or with permission. This applies to workers employed by contractors on construction projects covered by the listed prevailing-wage laws. The payment would not apply when the posted prevailing wage already provides greater reporting pay or benefits. The payment would count as prevailing wages or supplements under the labor law. The act would take effect 90 days after it becomes law, and this payment rule would apply when a covered worker reports on any day.

Employers would pay construction employees for at least four hours, or their shorter scheduled shift, when they report as requested or permitted; employers would pay two hours when they cancel a scheduled shift with less than 12 hours’ notice. This applies to employees engaged in construction, as defined by the labor law, and uses the employee’s promised hourly wage. Reporting pay would be limited to the number of hours in the regularly scheduled shift when that shift is shorter than four hours. Cancellation pay would be paid at the employee’s promised hourly wage and would count as wages under the labor law. The act would take effect 90 days after it becomes law; the cancellation rule applies when notice is given less than 12 hours before the scheduled shift.