Labor contracts.

The California Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, led by Chair Ortega and members Elhawary, Kalra, and Ward, proposes expanding contract documentation requirements for labor service agreements through modifications to existing state labor regulations. The legislation would require the inclusion of email addresses alongside currently mandated contact information in contracts between businesses and specified contractors, including those in construction, farm labor, garment manufacturing, janitorial services, security, port drayage, and warehousing.

Under current law, these labor service contracts must contain detailed documentation including names, physical addresses, and telephone numbers of all parties. The contracts must also specify service descriptions, tax identification numbers, workers' compensation details, vehicle information when applicable, worker housing locations, wage data, and contractor payment terms. The proposed change would add email addresses to this documentation framework while maintaining existing provisions for contract retention, Labor Commissioner oversight, and exemptions for collective bargaining agreements and residential services.

The legislation preserves the established rebuttable presumption mechanism, where properly documented contracts create a presumption of compliance with requirements to provide sufficient funding for contractors to meet all applicable labor laws. It maintains current enforcement provisions allowing affected employees to pursue damages and injunctive relief for violations, with penalties ranging from $250 to $1,000 per employee based on violation frequency.