General Assembly Raised Bill No. 179
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1053
*01053_______LAB*
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
(LAB)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 179
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1053
*01053_______LAB*
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
(LAB)
AN ACT CONCERNING CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS AND CIVIL ACTIONS TO RECOVER UNPAID EMPLOYEE WAGES AND BENEFITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (g) of section 31-53 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(g) Any contractor who is required by the Labor Department to make any payment as a result of a subcontractor's failure to pay wages or benefits, or any subcontractor who is required by the Labor Department to make any payment as a result of a lower tier subcontractor's failure to pay wages or benefits, may bring a civil action in the Superior Court [to recover] against such subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor, as the case may be, and any individual submitting a false certified payroll on behalf of such subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor. The subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor, as the case may be, and the individual submitting the false certified payroll shall be jointly and severally liable for no more than the damages sustained by reason of making such payment, together with costs and a reasonable attorney's fee.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 31-53(g)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
31-53(g)
Statement of Purpose:
To clarify that subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor, along with the individual who submitted a false certified payroll on the subcontractor's or lower tier subcontractor's behalf, shall be jointly and severally liable for the resulting damages and fees.
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