Task Force Meetings

November 20, 2009

• Agenda
• Agency Presentations
• Underground Economy Draft Benchmark Report, Department of Labor and Industries, Department of Revenue, and Employment Security Department
• Local Government Opportunities and Challenges, Underground Economy Sub-Committee on Local Government Opportunities and Challenges
• Comparison of the Oregon Interagency Compliance Network, Employment Security Department
• Reseller Permit, Department of Revenue
• Staff Presentations
• Update on E2SSB 5850 - Human Trafficking, Senate Committee Services
• Selected Laws of Other States Addressing the For Hire Vehicle Industry, Office of Program Research
• Summary of HB 2815 (Oregon) - Interagency Compliance Network, Office of Program Research
• Materials on the Parcel Delivery Industry
• FedEx Ground Contractor Operating Agreement
• Letter Regarding Employment Classification of FedEx Ground Drivers, Attorneys General of Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont
• Letter Regarding FedEx Ground Litigation, Attorneys General of New York, Montana, and New Jersey
• Materials on Oregon's Independent Contractor Law and Interagency Compliance Network
• Overview of Oregon's Independent Contractor Law, submitted by Oregon State Representative Paul Holvey, Eugene, OR
• Independent Contractors under Oregon Law, submitted by Oregon State Representative Paul Holvey, Eugene, OR
• Report of the Oregon Independent Contractor Steering Committee, House Committee on Consumer Protection
• Enrolled House Bill 2815, State of Oregon 75th Legislative Assembly, 2009 Session
• HB 2815 Measure Summary from the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, State of Oregon 75th Legislative Assembly, 2009 Session
• Other Materials
• Oregon Statute, 701.098 Grounds for Discipline, submitted by Dave Johnson, WA State Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
• Exempt Contractors Chart, submitted by Dave Johnson, WA State Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
• Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America's Cities
  For the full report, go to: http://www.nelp.org/page/-/brokenlaws/BrokenLawsReport2009.pdf?nocdn=1

September 16, 2009

Agenda

• Agency Presentations
• Shared Work Program Fact Sheet, Employment Security Department
• Proposals to Stakeholders, Employment Security Department
• Audit Dollar Collection Status, Employment Security Department
• Staff Presentations
• Retainage Double Amendment, Senate Committee Services
• Penalties for Contractors in Other States, Office of Program Research
• Summary of HB 2815 (Oregon) - Interagency Compliance Network , Office of Program Research

July 15, 2009

Agenda

• Agency Presentations
  • Monitoring Agency Activities Targeting Underground Economic Activity, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  • Update from the Employment Security Department, Employment Security Department
  • Update from the Department of Labor and Industries, Department of Labor and Industries
  • Update from the Department of Revenue, Department of Revenue
  • Master License Service City Partners, Department of Licensing
  • Master Licensing Process, Department of Licensing
  • Report on implementation of SB 6173 - resellers' permits, Department of Revenue
• Staff Presentations
  • 2009 Underground Economy Legislation, Senate Committee Services and Office of Program Research
  • Recommendations of the Underground Economy Task Force, Senate Committee Services
  • 2008 Task Force Recommendations: Items not addressed in 2009 enacted legislation, Office of Program Research

December 16, 2008

Agenda

December 4, 2008

Agenda

• Staff Presentations 
  • Items Adopted or Deferred for Long-term Consideration at November 12, 2008 Meeting, Senate Committee Services and Office of Program Research
  • DOL Sunrise Review Recommendations, Senate Committee Services and Office of Program Research
  • Items for Possible Consideration: Labor and Business Priorities and Other Items Remaining from 2007‐2008 Discussions, Senate Committee Services and Office of Program Research
• Stop Work Orders Presentation
  • Stop Work Orders for Workers' Compensation Violations, Department of Labor and Industries
• Other Materials
  • Application for Contractor Registration, Department of Labor and Industries

December 1, 2008

Agenda

November 12, 2008

Agenda

• Presentation on New Hire Registry
  • New Hire Reporting Follow-up, Department of Social and Health Services
  • State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services Division of Child Support New Hire Letter , Department of Social and Health Services
• Stop Work Orders Presentation
  • Florida Stop Work Orders, Department of Labor and Industries
• Presentation on lost revenue to local governments
  • Annual Revenue Losses Associated with Underground Construction in Washington State (FY2006), Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Staff Presentations
  • Stop Work Order Bill Draft, Senate Committee Services
  • Priority Items of Labor and Business, Sunrise Review Report Recommendations, and Other Items Remaining from 2007-2008 Discussions, Senate Committee Services

October 1, 2008

Agenda

• Agency Presentations
  • Sunrise Review of Residential Contractors, Department of Licensing (Executive Summary was provided at Underground Economy meeting)
  • Are your Independent Contractors Really Employees? (Electrical & Construction Industries), Employment Security Department
  • Are your Independent Contractors Really Employees? (All Industries), Employment Security Department
• Presentations from local governments
  • Underground Construction Activity and Local Tax Revenue: An Example Using Thurston County, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Presentations on child support registry of new hires
  • New Hire Reporting, Department of Social & Health Services 
• Staff Presentation
  • Stop Work Orders in Selected States, Senate Committee Services
• Other Materials
  • Connecticut Law Tribune article “New Law Shuts Down Dozens of Work Sites,” by Thomas B. Scheffey (distributed by John Littel, Underground Economy Task Force member)

September 10, 2008

Agenda

Presentations on Regulation of the Underground Economy

• Matt Capece, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
  • Federal and State Actions to Counter Misclassification Fraud, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
  • 2007 and 2008 State Legislation and Executive Orders, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
  • Size and Cost of Misclassification Fraud and Unreported Pay, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
  • Federal and State Actions to Counter Misclassification F​raud, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
• Alex Strong, National Association of Homebuilders
  • Independent Contractor Legislation, National Association of Homebuilders
  • Statement on Independent Contractor Classification, National Association of Homebuilders
• Washington State Institute for Public Policy Report
  • Benchmark Advisory Committee Update, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Agency Presentations
  • Are your Independent Contractors Really Employees?, Employment Security Department
  • Update from the Department of Labor and Industries, Department of Labor and Industries
  • A Guide to Hiring Independent Contractors in Washington State, Department of Labor and Industries
  • Contractor Registration Application Draft, Department of Labor and Industries
  • Worker's Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, and Prevailing Wage for Owners and Corporate Officers, Department of Labor and Industries
• Staff Presentations
  • Selected Provisions of Construction Contractor Regulation in California, Oregon, and Washington, Office of Program Research
  • Possible Items for Study/Recommendation in 2008, Office of Program Research

May 28, 2008

Agenda

Review of 2008 Legislation:

• ESHB 3122
• ESHB 3122 Final Bill Report
• 2SSB 6732
• 2SSB 6732 Final Bill Report
• 2SSB 6732 Governor's Veto Message
• ESHB 2687 - section of Operating Budget-Supplemental

Agency Presentation:

• L&I Update, Department of Labor and Industries

Staff Presentation:

• Possible Items for Study/Recommendation in 2008, Office of Program Research

July 10, 2007

Agenda

Presentations

• Department of Revenue Unregistered Business Study
• Department of Labor and Industries PowerPoint Presentation
• Employment Security Department PowerPoint Presentation
  

August 1, 2007

Agenda

Presentations

• Joint Agency Presentation
• SHB 1843
• Definition Sampling
• Staff Report on Other States  
  

September 26, 2007

Agenda

Presentations

    Staff Reports:

       Independent Contractor Laws in Washington

• Summary
• Overview: Employee or Independent Contractor?
• Selected Laws & Rules
• Coverage Under Selected Laws

       Independent Contractor Laws in other states

• Table - Definitions for Selected States
• Overview - Definitions for Selected States

       Unemployment Insurance Confidentiality Laws

• Confidentiality Laws

    Washington State Institute for Public Policy Report:

• The Underground Construction Economy in Washington State

October 31, 2007

Agenda

• Presentations on enforcement and penalty issues
  • Employment Security Department:
    • Summary, Employment Security Department
    • District Tax Offices, Employment Security Department
    • Penalty and Interest Charges on Employer Accounts, Employment Security Department
  • Department of Revenue
    • Total FTEs by Region, Audit Division
    • FTEs by Region,  Compliance Division
  • Department of Labor and Industries
    • Underground Economy Taskforce Presentation, Department of Labor and Industries
• Materials on contractor registration
  •     Department of Labor and Industries
    • Recent changes to the Contractor Registration Law and Frequently Asked Questions, Department of Labor and Industries
    • Application for Contractor Registration, Department of Labor and Industries
    • Contractor Training Days, Department of Labor and Industries
    • Home Shows 2007, Department of Labor and Industries 
    • Contractor registration - example of training offered by Labor and Industries
• Classification of independent contractors and employees
  • Summary - Independent Contractors/Employees, Office of Program Research
  • Coverage Under Selected Laws - Independent Contractor/Employee, Office of Program Research
  • Overview Diagram - Employee or Independent Contractor? Office of Program Research
  • Selected Laws & Rules - Independent Contractor/Employee, Office of Program Research
  • Brief Overview of Independent Contractor Definitions for Selected States, Office of Program Research
  • Definitions for Selected States Table, Senate Committee Services
• Preliminary recommendations by Task Force members 
  • Labor Recommendations for the Underground Economy Taskforce
• Other 
  •  “Unfinished business - Can you trust your contractor?” , The News Tribune, October 23, 2007

November 19, 2007

Agenda

• Presentation on Updated Revenue Figures
  • Taxes Owed by the Underground Construction Industry, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• Presentations on data requested from previous meetings
  • Penalties Assessed by Labor and Industries Auditors, Department of Labor and Industries
  • Questions and Answers for the Underground Economy Task Force, Employment Security Department
  • Governor's GMAP - Economic Vitality Accountability Forum Auditor Recruitment and Retention Assignment, Department of Revenue, Department of Labor and Industries, Employment Security Department, and Department of Personnel
  • Penalty Structure, Department of Revenue
• Staff Presentations
  • Brief Overview of Independent Contractor Definitions for Selected States with Exception/Test/Factors other than 6-part Test, Office of Program Research
  • Table - Independent Contractor Definitions for Selected States, Senate Committee Services
  • Brief Overview of the Positive and Negative Aspects of Mandating Worker's Compensation and Unemployment Insurance for Independent Contractors, Senate Committee Services
  • Montana Independent Contractor Provisions summary, Office of Program Research
• Presentations on Preliminary Recommendations
  • Responses to Proposed Recommendations, Office of Program Research
  • Response to Proposals: A Potential Model for 09-11 and 11-13 Biennia, Department of Labor and Industries
  • Data sharing, Employment Security Department
• Presentation from local governments
  • Overview of City Building Permit Revenues and Expenses, Jim Justin, Association of Washington Cities

December 13, 2007

Agenda

• Independent Contractor Materials
  • Definition Changes Discussion Draft Title 50, Employment Security Department
  • Definition Changes Discussion Draft Title 51, Department of Labor and Industries
• Proposed Recommendations
  • Recommendation Matrix - Summary of Responses, Office of Program Research
  • Recommendations for Action in 2008, Office of Program
  • Research Recommendation Matrix - Timeframe and Type of Action Needed , Senate Committee Services