Brief summary of how the recent PA budget effects GCAP issues

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House Bill 400 on Hold

A recent letter by Governor Rendell’s Secretary of Legislative Affairs to the Chairs of the Senate Labor and Industry Committee has put House Bill 400 (Construction Workplace Fraud Act) on hold – at least temporarily.  While the Governor supports efforts to protect workers and employers from those skirt the law when it comes to classifying employees, Secretary Colleen Kopp informed Sens. John Gordner (R-Columbia) and Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) that limiting such an effort to just the construction industry is not the right approach.  According to the letter, the Governor wants the Senate to amend House Bill 400 so that its provisions will apply to all industries. 
 
Senate Committee staff had been working on an omnibus amendment to House Bill 400 that GCAP does not oppose.  If the legislature and the Governor can reach an agreement on what the bill should and shouldn’t cover, GCAP will review any final amendatory language and formally submit its position on the bill before it moves forward in the legislative process.


October 2009 Active/Priority Legislative Issues
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